Girot, Christophe. <br/><br/>
The course of landscape architecture  a history of our desings on the natural world, from prehistory to the present   txt 
Christphe Girot. 
 - 352 p.:   ill.; photo.; col.  30 cm.  book 
<br/><br/>Include index (349-352 p.) 
<br/><br/>Include Bibliography (346-347 p.) 
<br/><br/>	Introduction: Imagining Nature as Landscape * 1. Roots: On the Origins of Landscapes * 2. Hydraulic Civilizations: The Geometry of Water in Landscapes * 3. From Temenos to Physis: Sacred Landscapes in Greece * 4. Of Villas and Woods: Roman and Barbarian Landscapes * 5. The Rule of Faith * 6. Gardens of Perspective: Architectural Landscapes in the Renaissance * 7. The Measure of Reason * 8. Gravity: The Constant of Nature * 9. Combustion and the Exotic: Romantic Landscapes as Escape * 10. Acceleration: Landscapes of the 20th Century * 11. Terrain Vague * 12. Topology: Rediscovering Meaning in the Landscape * Afterword: Towards a Cultural Revolution in Nature 
<br/><br/> In many ways the history of civilization is a history of our relationship with nature and landscape. Drawing on all aspects of mankind's creativity and ingenuity, and bringing together the key stories that have shaped our man-made landscapes, this title sets out to chronicle this intimate connection.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780500342978 0500342970  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Landscape architecture--History<br/>National parks and reserves<br/>Parks<br/>Designs and plans--Parks<br/>Forest reserves<br/>Gardens<br/>Gardens--Designs and plans<br/>Land settlement patterns
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>SB472  / G57 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>712   / G47c