Ever wondered how the monuments really looked in ancient Egypt? That is to say, how they were part of the natural environment, or more properly, how the natural environment was brought to the architecture? This is the first English-language book to go beyond the identification and classification of ancient Egyptian plants and discuss the gardens and gardeners of ancient Egypt. The book focuses on garden design, as evidenced by archaeological remains, written documentation on stone and papyrus, and visualization in models and paintings. It covers the entire history of Egypt, from Predynastic times to the Thirtieth Dynasty of Egyptian rule. When faced with the deserts of modern Egypt it is sometimes hard to realize how beautiful and lush this landscape once looked. In this beautifully written book, Alix Wilkinson brings back to life what the glorious greenery of a lost civilization.
