Gardening as a Sacred Art

by Jeremy Naydler

This beautifully illustrated book presents a unique history of how people have worked with nature.

For the ancients, gardens served as the home of spiritual and divine beings. The idea that gardens were sacred places continued in the European Middle Ages.

Since the seventeenth century, however, nature has been seen more as a physical resource to be exploited. The change in gardening styles reflects this development, with the creation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 086315834X
• ISBN13: 9780863158346
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Floris Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"