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Published by Valiz 2021, 2021
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
Quarto illus. light card covers, black lettering to spine, 240pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing to spine, light rubbing and scuffing to cover edges).
Published by Valiz Centraal Museum Utrecht, 2021
Seller: Collectors' Bookstore, Antwerpen, Belgium
Book First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Edition thus. On the Necessity of Gardening An ABC of Art, Botany and Cultivation Special Collection by Laurie Cluitmans; Maria Barnas; Erik De Jong; Liesbeth Helmus. Published by Valiz Centraal Museum Utrecht in 2021. Paperback. On the Necessity of Gardening tells the story of the garden as a rich source of inspiration. Over the centuries, artists, writers, poets and thinkers have each described, depicted and designed the garden in different ways. In medieval art, the garden was a reflection of paradise, a place of harmony and fertility, shielded from worldly problems. In the eighteenth century this image tilted: the garden became a symbol of worldly power and politics. The Anthropocene, the era in which man completely domi. Collectible item in very fine condition.