{"product_id":"the-oxford-companion-to-gardens-1","title":"The Oxford Companion to Gardens","description":"This new Oxford Companion covers the history and design of gardens all over the world from the earliest recorded known examples to the present day  encompassing everything from small private gardens to the vast public park at Versailles  from the secret gardens of Arab princes to legendary gardens that no longer exist. Some 250 halftone illustrations of gardens feature contemporary paintings and engravings  recent and early photographs  garden plans and sketches. In addition  24 pages of color plates illustrate the rich variety and scope of the garden. The Companion is neither a practical manual on how to select and grow plants nor a garden visitors handbook. Rather  the 1500 entries include over 700 on individual gardens selected for their historical significance and originality of design. In addition  the Companion brings together for the first time in a single convenient reference work information on modern garden designers  such as Church  Baragan  Burle Marx  Frederick Law Olmsted  and Jens Jenson  and on principal patrons  illustrators  and nurserymen and plant collectors--information heretofore available if at all only in specialist periodicals and in a few rare books. There are also entries on features such as fountains  mazes  serpentine walls  and moon doors; and on garden terms like jie jing  tang  and casino. Gardens for special purposes are included--for disabled people  hospitals  and prisons  roof gardens  rock gardens  and water gardens. Longer articles cover garden design in major countries  and specialist topics such as botanical illustration  Islam  public parks  and landscape architecture as an academic subject. As in other Oxford Companions the entries are arranged alphabetically with comprehensive cross-referencing.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44885735637045,"sku":"ByrdShop_0198661231","price":60.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0198661231_9a155e8d-edc0-4ba1-9b8f-7ec6a2f61b61.jpg?v=1770237799","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-oxford-companion-to-gardens-1","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}