English Garden Tour: A View into the Past

Author: Batey Mavis

Brand: Brand: John Murray Publishers Ltd

Edition: 1st Edition

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• Used Book in Good Condition

Number Of Pages: 312

Details: From Library Journal

For most travelers, touring gardens is a long-established practice. Far newer is the interest in the historical aspects of gardens, their importance as evolving images of style and taste. If the secret of the English garden is simply to plant and mow for three hundred years, this book is a fine guide along the paths taken during those centuries. Using diaries and journals of contemporary visitors, planners, and patrons, the authors provide insight into the historical and cultural development of these national treasures, which are tributes to English skill and imagination (as well as the English climate). Offering a well-balanced melange of voices, from Daniel DeFoe to Sacheverell Sitwell, this book is an interesting contribution to both horticultural and social history. An excellent bibliography is included. Recommended for large collections.
– Paula Frosch, Metropolitan Museum Lib., New York
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product description

BATEY, M. / D. LAMBERT: THE ENGLISH GARDEN TOUR. A VIEW INTO THE PAST. LONDON, 1990, 312 p. color laminas.Encuadernacion original. Nuevo.

Release Date: 01-12-1991

Package Dimensions: 34x268x1579