Nature Displaced, Nature Displayed

Nature Displaced, Nature Displayed

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Nuala C. Johnson
Bloomsbury Publishing
EAN: 9780857735478
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Botanical gardens brought together in a single space the great diversity of the earth's flora. They displaced nature from forest and foothill and re-arranged it to reveal something of the scientific principles underpinning the apparent chaos of the wild. Nature Displaced, Nature Displayed shows how the design and display of such gardens was not determined by scientific principles alone. Through a study of three botanical gardens - belonging to the University of Cambridge, the Royal Dublin Society, and the Belfast Natural History Society - the author shows how the final outcome involved a complex interplay of ideas about place, identity, empire, botanical science, and especially aesthetics, creating spaces that would educate the mind as well as please the senses. This highly engaging book offers a wealth of fresh insights into both the history and development of botanical gardens as well as connections between science and aesthetics.
EAN 9780857735478
ISBN 0857735470
Binding Ebook
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date April 29, 2011
Pages 288
Language English
Country United Kingdom
Authors Nuala C. Johnson
Series Tauris Historical Geographical Series