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Gardens and Plants of the Getty Villa
. Bowe
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Description for Gardens and Plants of the Getty Villa
Paperback. An exploration of the gardens at the Getty Villa. It looks at the design, planting, and uses of ancient Roman gardens and how they inspired J Paul Getty to create just such a garden in California. Num Pages: 160 pages, 225 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: WMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 424.
This title provides a lavishly illustrated exploration of the stunning gardens at the Getty Villa This sumptuously illustrated volume provides an illuminating and in-depth exploration of stunning gardens at the Getty Villa. The first part of the book looks at the design, planting, and uses of ancient Roman gardens and how they inspired J. Paul Getty to create just such a garden in California. The second part is a guide to the plants in each of the five gardens at the Villa, in which noted garden historian Patrick Bowe introduces each of the gardens, and describes the underlying concepts and ... Read more
This title provides a lavishly illustrated exploration of the stunning gardens at the Getty Villa This sumptuously illustrated volume provides an illuminating and in-depth exploration of stunning gardens at the Getty Villa. The first part of the book looks at the design, planting, and uses of ancient Roman gardens and how they inspired J. Paul Getty to create just such a garden in California. The second part is a guide to the plants in each of the five gardens at the Villa, in which noted garden historian Patrick Bowe introduces each of the gardens, and describes the underlying concepts and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, United States
ISBN
9781606060490
SKU
V9781606060490
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-24
About . Bowe
Patrick Bowe is a respected garden historian and author. Michael D. DeHart has been supervisor for Grounds and Gardens at the J. Paul Getty Trust for the last twenty years.
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