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Gardens through the centuries. Randhawa M.S.

"Gardens Through the Ages" Mohindar Singh Randhawa

Landscape architecture and design

The author is an Indian scientist, a versatile educated person. The narrative about garden and park art is quite naturally interspersed with information of a historical, sociological, ethnographic, cultural and everyday nature.

Content:

In Search of Beautiful Plants and Gardens
The Origins of Agriculture and Horticulture
Gardens of Ancient Egypt
Gardens of Hindu-Buddhist India
Ancient Hindu Trees
Sacred Groves of Buddhism< br />Indian gardens during the reign of the Gupta dynasty
Gardens of China
Japanese gardens
Gardens of Iran
Mughal gardens of Babur
Akbar and his gardens
Jahangir, the great garden maker
Shah Jagan's gardens
Aristocratic gardens
Mughal gardens
Latter Mughal gardens
Audh gardens and palaces
Rajput gardens
Sacred groves Greek temples
Gardens of Ancient Rome
Gardens of the Arabs
Gardens of Renaissance Italy
The Spaniards and the Portuguese
The Portuguese: their role in the introduction of plants
Gardens of France
Gardens of Holland
Java - the Garden of Eden in East Asia
The English Garden
The English Garden in India