{"product_id":"the-gardens-of-the-vatican","title":"The Gardens of the Vatican","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwenty-seven years in the making  The Gardens of the Vatican is a private photographic tour of eight centuries of green thoughts in a green shade. The several gardens in the Vatican territory reflect the history of gardens in general. In addition to the Persian-influenced quadrant gardens of the Teuton Cemetery and the Secret garden  adorned with lemon-trees in pots  there are gardens in the Italian  French and English styles.  The book is rich in anecdote and detail: Pope John XXIII liked to ramble along the pathways and chat with the gardeners. His predecessor Pius XII wanted solitude  so the gardeners were obliged to hide. There is a fragment of the Berlin Wall  a Chinese pavilion given by the Catholics of that country  and a gnarled old olive tree transplanted from Gethsemane in the Holy Land.  The Gardens of the Vatican offers a fascinating and inspiring glimpse of a bachelors refuge  through eight centuries of history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44986813841461,"sku":"ByrdShop_0711229708","price":29.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780711229709.jpg?v=1770918346","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-gardens-of-the-vatican","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}