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The Garden in Ancient Egypt
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #327636 in Books
- Published on: 1998-01-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 224 pages
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Synopsis
The garden in Ancient Egypt can be viewed in paintings on the walls of tombs, and visualized from the results of archaeological excavations. Descriptions written by the Egyptians themselves can reveal what plants were growing in a particular place or time when roots, seeds or pollen are found. The gardens consisted mainly of groves and orchards, and the flowers that are illustrated, and the remains of flowers which have been found in excavation, are usually those which would have been found growing wild in the fields, lakes and canals. Only a few would have been cultivated. The design of the gardens was strongly influenced by religious symbolism, and they were planted around temples, tombs and dwelling places. This book reviews the evidence - archaeological, painted and sculptured, textual and botanical - for Ancient Egyptian gardens.
