Fruitful Sites Garden Culture in Ming Dynasty China

"This book, primarily a study of the idea of the garden among the ruling society of China in the lower Yangtze area during the last two centuries of Ming rule (c. 1450-1650), also illuminates other times and places. Referring to records of specific gardens and to textual and pictorial representations of gardens in general, the author argues convincingly that a fundamental change occurred in the significance of the garden over this period..."Clunas, Craig is the author of 'Fruitful Sites Garden Culture in Ming Dynasty China' with ISBN 9780822317951 and ISBN 0822317958.