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Queen Elizabeth in the garden : a story of love, rivalry, and spectacular gardens / Trea Martyn.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Martyn, Trea.
Contributor:
Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)
Standardized Title:
Elizabeth in the garden
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588.
Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598.
Gardens--England--History--16th century.
Gardens.
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.
Elizabeth.
Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598--Homes and haunts.
Burghley, William Cecil.
Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588--Homes and haunts.
Leicester, Robert Dudley.
Theobalds (England).
Kenilworth Castle (Kenilworth, England).
Gardens--England--Design.
Design.
History.
England.
Physical Description:
325 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Place of Publication:
Katonah, NY : BlueBridge, 2012.
Summary:
In sixteenth century England, extravagant formal gardens reached their peak of invention, with not only roses, honeysuckle and herbs, but the addition of canals, mazes, and aviaries. Much of the inspiration was competition for the attention of Queen Elizabeth I by two of her courtiers, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester and William Cecil, Baron of Burghley. Martyn, who has taught garden history at Birbeck College and landscape history at Central St. Martins School of Art, tells the tale and closes with an epilogue that brings it to date, infusing it with some of her own story. Distributed by IPG. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Contents:
Princely pleasures
Fireworks
A leave of absence
Rivals
From princess to queen
Deep desire
'Worthy to be called paradise'
The Lady of May
A melancholy mood
The labyrinth
The herbalist
A second Arthur
A sharp stroke
'Paradise is grown wilderness'
Alpha and omega
Paradises lost-and remembered.
Notes:
"First published in Great Britain in 2008 under the title Elizabeth in the garden by Faber and Faber Limited"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
ISBN:
9781933346366
1933346361
OCLC:
712124314

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