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Prostor : a scholarly journal of architecture and urban planning, Vol. 2 No. 1-2(5-6), 1994.

Review article

Medieval gardens

Bruno Milić

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Abstract

All traces of classical culture and the art of gardening disappeared in the ruins of the Roman Empire. lt was not until the Middle Ages that monasteries, as part of their overall educational activities, began to promote advances in agriculture and horticulture,
laying out beautiful gardens in their cloisters. The hortus conclusus was a restrained and humble garden that developed within monasteries, churches, feudal castles and burghers' homes. Through the centuries gardens gradually developed from predominantly utilitarian into gardens of leisure, relaxation and spiritual recreation.
ln his presentation of this development the author points to medieval painting, which in the extremely limited archive and other documentation about gardens gives very precious insight into the hidden aspects of the psycho-social and ethical attitude people of that time had to the natural environment.

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Hrčak ID:

30774

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/30774

Publication date:

30.1.1994.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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