The Wildest Place on Earth: Italian Gardens and the Invention of Wilderness (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781611687200)

This is the ironic story of how Italian Renaissance and Baroque gardens encouraged the preservation of the American wilderness and ultimately fostered the creation of the world's first national park system. Told via Mitchell's sometimes disastrous and humorous travels--from the gardens of southern Italy up through Tuscany and the lake island gardens--the book is filled with history, folklore, myths, and legends of Western Europe, including a detailed history of the labyrinth, a common element in Renaissance gardens. In his attempt to understand the Italian garden in detail, Mitchell set out to create one on his own property--with a labyrinth.

Author: John Hanson Mitchell
ISBN-10: 1611687209
ISBN-13: 9781611687200
Publisher: University Press of New England
Language: English
Published: 05/05/2015
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.50h x 6.00w x 0.50d