History of Gardening in England

Klappentext This learned and engaging work of English horticultural history by Alicia Amherst (1865-1941) was published to great acclaim in 1895. Zusammenfassung This learned and engaging work of English horticultural history by Alicia Amherst (1865–1941) was published to great acclaim in 1895. In its third edition by 1910, the book provided the starting point for later works of garden history and still stands as a highly readable introduction to the topic. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Monastic gardening; 2. Thirteenth century; 3. Fourteenth and fifteenth century; 4. Early garden literature; 5. Early Tudor gardens; 6. Elizabethan flower garden; 7. Kitchen gardening under Elizabeth and James I; 8. Elizabethan garden literature; 9. Seventeenth century; 10. Gardening under William and Mary; 11. Dawn of landscape gardening; 12. Landscape gardening; 13. Nineteenth century; Appendix; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Alicia Amherst, Amherst Alicia
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2014
• EAN: 9781108062084
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06208-4
• No. of pages: 420
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture; Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; England, History: specific events & topics, HISTORY / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Horticulture, History: specific events and topics, Commercial horticulture, Horticulture