The Parks and Gardens of Britain
A Landscape History from the Air
$114.37
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
9 March 1999
Summary
This seminal study, written by Britain’s best-known landscape historian, takes a chronological tour through British parks and gardens since Roman times. Each chapter introduces the characteristic features of parks and gardens in each period and explores the social and economic context for their construction. Chris Taylor then provides a detailed explanation of specific sites and draws on 100 aerial photographs to illustrate a new perspective on Britain’s cherished parks and gardens.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781853312076 |
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| ISBN-10: | 185331207X |
| Author: | Christopher Taylor |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Imprint: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 9 March 1999 |
| Weight: | 655g |
| Dimensions: | 189mm x 249mm |
Critics Review
I have no doubt this will be an excellent book … new, refreshing andthought-provoking. – Professor Mick Aston, University of Bristol
This will undoubtedly provide an important contribution to the study of garden history and to landscape history as a whole … This is hardly surprising as Christopher Taylor is the foremost practitioner of garden archaeology in the UK. – H. G. Welfare
This will undoubtedly provide an important contribution to the study of garden history and to landscape history as a whole … This is hardly surprising as Christopher Taylor is the foremost practitioner of garden archaeology in the UK. – H. G. Welfare
The author is a pioneer in the study of gardens through archaeology and this book will be animportant contribution to the subject. – Keith Goodway
The author is a pioneer in the study of gardens through archaeology and this book will be animportant contribution to the subject. – Keith Goodway
Christopher Taylor
Christopher Taylor was formerly Head of Archaeological Survey at the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England.
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