Sir William Chambers' study of oriental gardening is a classic work in landscape architecture. This edition features his original text, along with an heroic epistle written in response to his work and enriched with explanatory notes. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of gardening and landscape architecture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.