Gardens for Gloriana

Zusatztext A wonderful evocation of the lost horticultural Renaissance of Elizabethan England. The interweaving of historical and literary sources gives a new and entirely original perspective on these sumptuous gardens! most of which have disappeared. Informationen zum Autor Jane Whitaker is a writer, lecturer and consultant on garden history. She holds a PhD in garden history from the University of Bristol, UK, and is co-author (with Timothy Mowl) of The Historic Gardens of Hampshire (2015). Klappentext The formal gardens of Elizabethan England were among the glories of their age. Complementing the great houses of the day, they reflected the aspirations of their owners, whose greatest desire was to achieve success at Court and to delight the Queen. No leading courtier would be without his great house, no great house was complete without its garden. In this richly illustrated work, Jane Whitaker explores these gems of Elizabethan England, focusing on the gardens of the Queen and her leading courtiers. Drawing on the cultural and horticultural sources of the day, as well as evidence surviving on the ground, she recreates these lost gardens, revealing both the rich and Renaissance culture that underlay them and the sumptuous world of the Elizabethan aristocracy. The result is an evocation of one of the most opulent reigns in English history and an entertaining and informative study of one of the most interesting periods of garden history.In this richly illustrated work, Jane Whitaker explores these gems of Elizabethan England, focusing on the gardens of the Queen and her leading courtiers. Zusammenfassung The formal gardens of Elizabethan England were among the glories of their age Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Introduction 2 Knot Gardens, Mazes and Arbours 3 Fountains and Water Gardens 4 Dining al fresco and Banqueting 5 Groves, Wildernesses, Mounts and Grottoes 6 Botany, Medicine, and Plant Introductions 7 Masques and Royal Entertainments 8 Afterword ...

Product details

• Authors: Jane Whitaker, Whitaker Jane
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.01.2018
• EAN: 9781788311199
• ISBN: 978-1-78831-119-9
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; France, ART / History / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, ART / European, GARDENING / Essays & Narratives, Italy, History of Art, United Kingdom, Great Britain, History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600, c 1000 CE to c 1500, 15th century, c 1400 to c 1499, Social and cultural history, History of Architecture, Gardens (descriptions, history etc), Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600