| Description |
xi, 652 p., [37] p. of plates (some folded) : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Wood Prologue The detour ch. 1. In the relam of the Lithuanian bison The royal beats of Baiowieza. Dt The last foray. Mortality, immortality ch. 2. Der Holzweg : the track through the woods The hunt for Germania. Blood in the forest. Arminius Redivivus Waldsterleben ch. 3. The liberties of the greenwwod Green men. living in the woods : laws and outlaws. Hearts of oak and bulwarks of liberty? The pillars of Gaul. In extremis ch. 4. The verdant cross Grizzlies. Vegetable resurrection. Pathfinders. The verdant cross. Rabernacles. Volvos at the sepulchre -- pt. 2. Water ch. 5. Streams of consciousness The flow of myth. Circulation : arteries and mysteries. Holy confluences. Fons sapientiae. Nile brought to Tiber. Bernini and the four rivers ch. 6. Bloodstreams Sir Walter Ralegh loses his drift. The man in the brown paper boat. Power lines. The political theory of whitebait. Bodies of water. The waters of Isis : the Thames and the Nile -- pt. 3. Rock ch. 7. Dinocrates and the shaman : altitude, beatitude, magnitude The woman on Mount Rushmore. Donocrates and the shaman. Elevations. Exorcising Pilate. Calvaries of convenience. The last Sacro Monte? ch. 8. Vertical empires, cerebral chasms Delightful horror. Vertical empires, cerebral chasms. The seat of virtue. Conquests. Albert the Great. Prospects of salvation -- pt. 4. Wood, water, rock ch. 9. Arcadia redesigned Et in Arcadia ego. Primitives and pastorals. Rudeness and confusion. An Arcadia for the people : the Forest of Fontainebleau. Arcadia under glass. The wild, hairy huckleberry |
| Summary |
"A sumptuous feast of a book exploring the real and imagined landscapes of Western history ... Study through European history relating how ecology & environment has shaped culture & thinking."--abebooks website |
| Analysis |
Culture Related to Environment History |
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Arts Special subjects Landscapes |
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Culture Related to Environment History |
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Arts Special subjects Landscapes |
| Notes |
Originally published: London: HarperCollins, 1995 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Human ecology$xHistory
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Landscape assessment- History
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Landscape- History
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Sociobiology
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Nature in literature
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Nature -- Folklore
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Nature (Aesthetics)
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Nature -- Mythology
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Landscapes in art
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Landscapes -- Psychological aspects
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on
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Culture
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Forests and forestry -- Social aspects
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Landscape -- History
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Landscapes
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Landscape assessment -- History
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Human ecology -- History
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Landscapes -- History
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Landscapes -- Psychological aspects.
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Culture.
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Forests and forestry -- Social aspects.
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Human beings -- Effect of environment on.
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
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Landscapes.
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Human ecology.
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Landscape assessment.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| ISBN |
0006863485 (pbk.) |
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