Parks and gardens of Britain : a landscape history from the air / Christopher Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Christopher, 1935- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landscape archaeology--Great Britain.

Landscape archaeology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 224 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2008.

Summary:

This seminal study, from one of Britain's most eminent landscape historians, takes a chronological tour through British parks and gardens since Roman times. Each chapter introduces the characteristic features of parks and gardens in each period and explores the social and economic context for their construction. Chris Taylor then provides a detailed explanation of specific sites and draws on 100 aerial photographs to illustrate a new and different perspective of Britain's cherished parks and gardens.Written by Britain's best known landscape historianAn ideal guide for visitors to Britain's wonderful spectrum of parks and gardens

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Sources

1 Introduction

2 The Beginning

3 Medieval Gardens

4 Renaissance Gardens

5 The Age of Geometry

6 The Landscape Park

7 Nineteenth-century Gardens

8 Twentieth-century Gardens

9 Public and Institutional Parks and Gardens

10 The Future of Past Gardens

Notes to Chapters

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4744-7310-5

OCLC:

1301546231