John Dixon Hunt (2022): Genius Loci. An Essay on the Meanings of Place. University of Chicago Press: Chicago.
For ancient Romans, genius loci was literally “the genius of the place,” the presiding divinity who inhabited a site and gave it meaning. While we are less attuned to divinity today, we still sense that a place has significance. In this book, eminent garden historian John Dixon Hunt explores genius loci in many settings, including… Read More John Dixon Hunt (2022): Genius Loci. An Essay on the Meanings of Place. University of Chicago Press: Chicago.