Locus amoenus : gardens and horticulture in the Renaissance / edited by Alexander Samson. [electronic resource] Renaissance studies. Samson, Alexander. Gardens Europe, Western History 16th century. Gardens Social aspects Europe, Western History 16th century. Gardening Europe, Western History 16th century. Horticulture Europe, Western History 16th century. Gardens, Renaissance History. Gardens in literature. European literature Renaissance, 1450-1600 History and criticism. Renaissance. SB466.E92 L63 2012eb 635.09/031 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Locus Amoenus provides a pioneering collection of new perspectives on Renaissance garden history, and the impact of its development. Experts in the field illustrate the extent of our knowledge of how the natural world looked and how humans related to their environment. A ground-breaking collection of new perspectives on garden historyEssays demonstrate the extent of our knowledge of how the natural world looked and how humans related to their environmentThe book's broad coverage includes botany and herbals, literary reflections of changing ideas of landscape and nature, and human's place within. Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, 2012. 2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118232781 eng Renaissance studies special issues Renaissance studies special issues. Locus amoenus. Locus amoenus. Europe, Western Social life and customs 16th century. Europe, Western Intellectual life 16th century. Europe, Western. fast (OCoLC)fst01272478 Europe, Western Europe, Western Europe, Western Europe, Western