Jackson discussed the evolution of the development, use, and perception of landscape--the space around us in the most general sense. The title chapter examines

In the middle of the eigtheenth century, a new fad found its way into the gardens of England's well-to-do: building fake Gothic ruins. Newly constructed castle

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