Society of Architectural Historians awards book prize to Gardens of the Roman Empire

The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) has awarded the Elisabeth Blair MacDougall Award to Gardens of the Roman Empire! This is a national award given for the best publication in the history of landscape architecture or gardens. The book was co-edited by CIAMS faculty member Kathy Gleason, professor in the Department of Landscape Archaeology.

From the SAH website:

"The Elisabeth Blair MacDougall Book Award was established by the SAH Board in 2005 to recognize annually the most distinguished work of scholarship in the history of landscape architecture or garden design. Named for SAH past president and landscape historian Elisabeth MacDougall, the award honors the late historian's role in developing this field of study."

Congratulations, Dr Gleason!

 

Wilhelmina F. Jashemski (1910-2007), Kathryn L. Gleason, Kim J. Hartswick, Amina-Aicha Malek, editors
Gardens of the Roman Empire
Cambridge University Press, 2018

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