The Diary of John Evelyn

Informationen zum Autor The introduction is written by Sir Roy Strong, formerly Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, he is the author of many books about art history and gardens. Klappentext Evelyn was a scholar, a scientific amateur, a garden designer and architect, and a founder member of the Royal Society who published a magisterial book about trees, Sylva, and many pamphlets on assorted subjects. This work is a vivid portrait of the social, personal and political life of a society in ferment by one of its major players. Zusammenfassung Evelyn was a scholar, a scientific amateur, a garden designer and architect, and a founder member of the Royal Society who published a magisterial book about trees, Sylva, and many pamphlets on assorted subjects. This work is a vivid portrait of the social, personal and political life of a society in ferment by one of its major players.

Product details

• Authors: John Eve, John Evelyn, Evelyn John
• Publisher: Everyman's Library UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.01.2006
• EAN: 9781857152913
• ISBN: 978-1-85715-291-3
• No. of pages: 976
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 210 mm x 50 mm
• Series: Everyman's Library CLASSICS
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; England, European History, Diaries, letters & journals, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Diaries, letters and journals, C 1600 To C 1700