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Nature displaced, nature displayed : order and beauty in botanical gardens /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson, Nuala Christina, 1962-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : I.B. Tauris, 2011.
Series:Tauris historical geography series.
Subjects:
Botanical gardens > Design.
Botanical gardens > Design > Case studies.
Botanical art.
NATURE > Plants > General.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Botany.
Electronic books.
Case studies
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • List of Figures; Acknowledgements; 1. Nature, Botanical Gardens and the Circulation of Science; 2. Foundations; 3. Displaying and Displacing Nature: Order, Classification and Pleasure; 4. Glass, Iron and Steam: Botanical Buildings and Cultivating the Exotic; 5. Networks and Exchanges: Knowledge Transfer and Peopling Botanical Institutions; 6. Popular Science, Public Pleasure and the Botanical Garden as a Site of Education and Entertainment; 7. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.