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Old 10-09-2008, 11:47 PM
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Books on Design History

Can anyone recommend good books on the history of design that focus on something other than English Landscape Movement? Has anyone read Garden History: Philosophy and Design 2000 BC - 2000 AD by Tom Turner?

It seems a lot of the books I find cover pre-Western in a chapter and then the rest of the book is Renaissance to English Landscape. That's great to know, but I'm looking to move beyond that.
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Hey Michael,

Did you get the suggestion I made about "Landscape Interpretations"?

I have seen a couple of good books about Islamic gardens. I think they were written by Hobhouse and also John Brookes wrote one.

Gang Chen wrote a book, I believe it's called "Planting Design", where he talks about the history of Chinese gardens quite a bit. He might have written other books specifically on Chinese gardens.
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Chris,

I got them. Thanks so much. I was having a messaging issue. I think I left you a message or 2.

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