Genius Loci: An Essay on the Meanings of Place

by John Dixon Hunt

From literature to landscape architecture, an expansive, contemplative exploration of the significance of place.

For ancient Romans, genius loci was literally "the genius of the place," the presiding divinity who inhabited a site and gave it meaning. While we are less attuned to divinity today, we still sense that a place has significance. In this book, eminent garden historian John Dixon Hunt explores genius loci in many...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789146089
• ISBN13: 9781789146080
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 7.9"