Gardens of the Roman world [videorecording] / [lecture by] Patrick Bowe ; [sponsored by the J. Paul Getty Museum].

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Gardens of the Roman world [videorecording] / [lecture by] Patrick Bowe ; [sponsored by the J. Paul Getty Museum].

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Patrick Bowe, noted expert on garden history and author of Gardens of the Roman world, lectures on the ancient Roman obsession with gardens, which were cultivated throughout the empire, from Britain to North Africa and from Portugal to Asia Minor. Using as evidence actual gardens excavated at Pompeii and other ancient sites, he will discuss the intimate and accessible aspects of Roman gardening, including such details as fountains, statuary, trelliswork, and plantings, which are still reflected in city, suburban, and country gardens today.

1 videodisc of 1 (videodisc) (75 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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The Getty Villa, located just off the Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades, California, operates as a museum and educational center dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria. The Getty Villa was designed to house J. Paul Getty's art collection when it outgrew his Ranch House, which had served as a private museum since 1954. After considering various options for expanding the Ranch House, Getty decided in the fall of 1968 to build a ne...

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