Locus amoenus gardens and horticulture in the Renaissance / edited by Alexander Samson.
| Other author | Samson, Alexander. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : J. Wiley, |
| Description | x, 200 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: Locus amoenus : gardens and horticulture in the Renaissance / Alexander Samson -- The world of the Renaissance herbal / Brent Elliott -- Clinging to the past : medievalism in the English "Renaissance" garden / Paula Henderson -- River gods : personifying nature in sixteenth-century Italy / Claudia Lazzaro -- Dissembling his art : "Gascoigne's Gardnings" / Susan C. Staub -- "My innocent diversion of gardening" : Mary Somerset's plants / Jennifer Munroe -- Outdoor pursuits : Spanish gardens, the "huerto," and Lope de Vega's Novelas a Marcia Leonarda / Alexander Samson -- Experiencing the past : the archaeology of some Renaissance gardens / Brian Dix. |
| General note | "Originally published as volume 25, issue 1 of Renaissance studies"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Other title | Renaissance studies. |
| LCCN | 2011042245 |
| ISBN | 9781444361513 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9781444396751 (ePDF) |
| ISBN | 9781444396775 (Wiley Online Library) |
| ISBN | 9781444396768 (ePub) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |