Antonio J. Díaz | A Journey through Everyday Andalusian Gardening (16th–18th centuries)

Secluded Córdoba courtyards, hanging gardens in Antequera, or small Seville gardens whose owners were far from belonging to the aristocracy to which the horticultural heritage of the Renaissance and Baroque so often seems reduced. Not all gardens were palatial. Hidden among millions of archival documents from centuries past lies the overlooked, everyday yet exquisite, simple yet fascinating reality of dozens of gardeners and gardens of Andalusia; a reality whose traces we will follow, guided by a specialist in such detective work. To understand this part of our past is the best way to give it value for the future.

Cycle of lectures Gardens: the Future of History
FLORA and UCO propose a series of lectures to disseminate knowledge and historical research on gardens and their changing social significance through the centuries.

This edition brings a special focus: using knowledge of the past to better address the challenges of valuing, recovering, managing, and making use of a complex heritage such as horticulture—both natural and cultural heritage at once. The best ideas to face the future may emerge from a mental stroll along lost, or simply forgotten, paths between the parterres of great palace gardens or the flowerpots of our ancestors’ patios.

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