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The Golden Age of the Garden: A Miscellany
Claire Cock-Starkey
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Description for The Golden Age of the Garden: A Miscellany
Hardcover. A treasure trove of writing that charts the unfolding of our national obsession Editor(s): Cock-Starkey, Claire. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
The relationship between England and its gardens might be described as a love affair; gardening is one of our national passions, rooted in history. The eighteenth century is often called the Golden Age of English gardening; as the fashion for formal pleasure grounds for the wealthy faded, a new era began, filled with picturesque vistas inspired by nature.; Charting the transformation in our landscapes through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, The Golden Age of the Garden brings the voices of the past alive in newspaper reports, letters, diaries, books, essays and travelogues, offering contemporary gardening advice, principles of design, reflections ... Read more
The relationship between England and its gardens might be described as a love affair; gardening is one of our national passions, rooted in history. The eighteenth century is often called the Golden Age of English gardening; as the fashion for formal pleasure grounds for the wealthy faded, a new era began, filled with picturesque vistas inspired by nature.; Charting the transformation in our landscapes through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, The Golden Age of the Garden brings the voices of the past alive in newspaper reports, letters, diaries, books, essays and travelogues, offering contemporary gardening advice, principles of design, reflections ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783963201
SKU
V9781783963201
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Ref
99-5
About Claire Cock-Starkey
Claire Cock-Starkey is a writer, editor and researcher specialising in historical miscellanies and natural history. She worked with Ben Schott on his highly popular sports miscellany, and was series editor for all six editions of Schott's Almanac. She is the author of six books including Penguins, Pineapples and Pangolins: First Encounters with the Exotic, Famous Last Words and How to ... Read more
Reviews for The Golden Age of the Garden: A Miscellany
“A pot-pourri – and a delicious one at that. This charming small volume is a treasure trove of wonderful short extracts … meant to be dipped into and savoured like an anthology of poetry” – The Wall Street Journal; "I found this to be a really insightful look at so much to do with the world of horticulture ... the ... Read more