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Gardens of the Roman World

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Over the centuries during and since Rome ruled the Western world, Roman gardens and villas were copied - while they were extant, and then again when they were rediscovered in ruins. Designs from the grounds at Hadrian's villa in Tivoli, frescos depicting the gardens of the House of the Golden Bracelet unearthed in Pompeii, and the excavated grounds of Tiberius' villa at Sperlonga all indicate the Romans garnered ideas from ancient Persia, Greece, Egypt and elsewhere and in turn provided the inspiration for designs executed in later centuries by other artists.

Under the tutelage of Rome, structures and grounds such as those at the Villa Brioni in Croatia, Sabratha, Leptis Magna in Libya, and outposts in Morocco, Tunisia, England were developed as part of the Roman experience. This book suggests these structures and others are related to the "Great Houses"of 18th Century England, the Alhambra in Spain, and the J.Paul Getty Museum in Malibu.

This beautiful book, containing hundreds of color photos, captures the essence of THE GARDENS OF THE ROMAN WORLD -- Another fine art book for your collection.

Like many works published by the Getty, this book, simply put, is stunning. An absolute must own for fans of roman history, landscape history, or those seeking an informative, well illustrated, well produced book.

You needn't be an historian to appreciate this work.

A Superb Book/well worth the money/showing Rome's view of its world,
with NATURE as a part of THE NATURAL ORDER OF THINGS.

THIS ORDER OF THINGS IS SUITABLE FOR OUR USE--TODAY, TOMORROW, AND
FOREVER!!

Marcus Aurelius spoke of THE NATURAL ORDER OF THINGS--as a centerpiece
for many of his writings & thoughts... .. .

We had the pleasure of being on a wonderful trip where Paddy Bowe was a lecturer. He is an extremely knowledgable, delightful gentleman. I look forward to attending other tours or lectures that he is involved in.

Saw this book in the library of a cruise ship touring Italy -- Pompeii and Herculaneum on my "bucket list" -- and was so glad to be able to order it through Amazon. The book features many ancient and modern Roman gardens with beautiful photographs and informative text.