Illustrated history of landscape design / Elizabeth Boults and Chip Sullivan

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-254) and index.

Introduction -- Chapter 1: Prehistory To 6th Century -- Cosmological Landscapes -- Ancient Gardens -- Landscape And Architecture -- Genius Loci -- Chapter 2: 6th To 15th Centuries -- Western Europe: Walled Minds, Walled Gardens -- Moorish Spain: An Indelible Influence -- China: Nature's Splendor In A Garden -- Japan: In The Spirit of Nature -- Chapter 3: 15th Century -- Japan: Muromachi Era -- China: Ming Dynasty -- Central Asia: Timurid Garden Cities -- Italy: Curious Minds, Broadened Vistas -- Chapter 4: 16th Century -- Italy: The Rebirth of Rome -- Renaissance Gardens In France And England -- The Early Botanic Garden: An Encyclopedia of Plants -- Early Mughal Gardens: Persian Art Forms Travel East -- Japan: The Momoyama Era -- Chapter 5: 17th Century -- Japan: Edo Period -- The Mughal Empire: Sacred Symmetries -- Persian Gardens of Paradise -- Italian Baroque Styles -- The Flowering of The Dutch Landscape -- English Gardens: A Restrained Mix of European Styles -- French Classical Gardens: The Control of Nature -- Chapter 6: 18th Century -- England: The Development of The Landscape Garden -- The Landscape Garden In France -- China: Qianlong's Imprint -- Early American Gardens: Homeland Traditions -- Chapter 7: 19th Century -- England: The Victorians And Their Plants -- France: Republics And Empires -- Landscape Architecture In America -- Chapter 8: 20th Century -- The Gilded Age: Extremes of Wealth And Poverty -- The New Aesthetic of Modernism -- Environmental Art: Nature As Medium -- Artistic Trends In Landscape Design -- Environmental And Ecological Design -- Postmodern Landscapes -- Chapter 9: 21st Century -- A Sustainable Earth: Ten Ideas -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.