Gardens and gardening in early modern England and Wales, 1560-1660 / Jill Francis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Francis, Jill, author.

Contributor:

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gardening--England--History--16th century.

Gardening.

Gardening--England--History--17th century.

History.

England.

Physical Description:

xi, 400 pages ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2018]

Summary:

The extravagant gardens of the 16th- and 17th-century British aristocracy are well-documented and celebrated, but the more modest gardens of the rural county gentry have rarely been examined. Jill Francis presents new, never-before published material as well as fresh interpretations of previously examined sources to reveal gardening as a practical activity in which a broad spectrum of society was engaged - from the laborers who dug, manured, and weeded, to the gentleman owners who sought to create gardens that both exemplified their personal tastes and displayed their wealth and status. Enhanced by beautiful and compelling illustrations, this book contributes to a broader understanding of early modern society and its culture by situating the activity of gardening within the wider social and cultural concerns of the age, reflecting the anxieties, hopes, and aspirations of people at the time.

Notes:

"Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art".

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

030023208X

9780300232080

OCLC:

1005126661