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Objectives The students are given a theoretical base to understand the creation of gardens through the ages as a result of geography, climate and ethnic and social factors. This is a course to study and comprehend the evolution of garden design by structural and philosophical analyses of grounds and design-programmes of historic gardens. The students get an acknowledgement of specific terms and features of historic garden design.
Topics Origins of garden design
Mesopotamia and Persia
Egypt
Ancient Greece
Islamic gardens: Middle east, Moorish Spain, Mughul India
The Roman Empire
The Middle Ages in Europe
Italy: the Renaissance, Mannerism and Baroque
France: Sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
The Netherlands, Germany, England and Spain
Prerequisites No basic (first) knowledge required
Final Objectives
Materials used Teacher's course
Scientific & technical literature
Others
Study costs Course: 159 p. ; ± 3 €
Excursion: ± 80 €
Study guidance
Teaching Methods Lectures
Assessment Scoring system:
Written examination
Lecturer(s)
Caroline POULLIER
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