Gardens

Although the Wisconsin State Constitution codified gender roles for women legally, women in Wisconsin found ways to shape the built environment to show they resisted those social and cultural restrictions. This dissertation examines the important role women played in the develop…

The purpose of the study was to improve the understanding of the present situation and the key problems regarding the conservation of designed landscapes of the recent past. Another aim was to investigate roles and initiatives undertaken by key stakeholders and recommend key are…

Le jardin de case traditionnel, système agroforestier d'utilisation du sol, a été utilisé pendant des siècles en milieu tropical comme source de produits alimentaires tant dans les zones urbaines que dans les campagnes. En milieu rural, il fait partie du paysage. Il constitue un…

The pavilion structure has been an integral part of Persianate gardens since its earliest attested appearance at the Achaemenid garden in Pasargadae (sixth century BC). Despite its significance, the scholarly focus on the study of gardens has somewhat sidelined the study of the …

This dissertation examines space and gender in three medieval and early modern Mediterranean texts: the illustrated, anonymous, thirteenth-century Arabic manuscript from Seville, Bayad wa Riyad , the anonymous thirteenth-century Old French Romance Aucassin et Nicolette , and Fer…