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John Evelyn and his milieu / essays edited by Frances Harris & Michael Hunter.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Evelyn, John, 1620-1706--Congresses.
- Evelyn, John.
- Authors, English--Early modern, 1500-1700--Biography--Congresses.
- Authors, English.
- Diaries--Authorship--History--17th century--Congresses.
- Diaries.
- Diarists--Great Britain--Biography--Congresses.
- Diarists.
- Great Britain--History--Stuarts, 1603-1714--Biography--Congresses.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Court and courtiers--History--17th century--Congresses.
- Great Britain--Intellectual life--17th century--Congresses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (306 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Place of Publication:
- London : British Library, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- John Evelyn (1620-1706) has long been known as one of the best-loved of English diarists. But he was much else besides: gardener, environmentalist, connoisseur, bibliophile, intellectual in government service, influential lay Anglican- in fact the quintessential virtuoso of seventeenth century England and a key figure in the assimilation of European culture there. These fifteen essays, all by leading experts in their fields, draw on The British Library's exceptionally rich holdings of Evelyn's books, manuscripts and family papers to explore for the first time the full range of his activity and influence."
- Contents:
- Intro
- CONTENTS
- NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS
- ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE NOTES
- INTRODUCTION
- 'EXCUSE THESE IMPERTINENCES' Evelyn in his Letterbooks
- EVELYN, INIGO JONES, AND THE COLLECTOR EARL OF ARUNDEL
- JOHN EVELYN'S BOOKBINDINGSl
- JOHN EVELYN AND HIS BOOKS
- JOHN EVELYN AND THE PRINT
- SAYES COURT REVISITED
- 'A SUBLIME AND NOBLE SERVICE' John Evelyn and the Church of England
- 'ACTION TO THE PURPOSE' Evelyn, Greenwich, and the Sick and Wounded Seamen
- JOHN EVELYN: REVOLUTIONARY
- MARY EVELYN AND DEVOTIONAL PRACTICE
- SUSANNA AND HER ELDERS John Evelyn's Artistic Daughter
- ADVICE TO LETTER-WRITERS Evidence from Four Generations of Evelyns
- SIR JOHN EVELYN His Grandfather's Heir
- THEIR 'OWN SWEET COUNTRY' The Evelyns in Surrey
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- "Based on the proceedings of the conference 'John Evelyn and his milieu', held at the British Library on 17-18 September 2001"--P. 1.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-7123-6360-2
- OCLC:
- 645917819
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