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Hertfordshire
Rowe, Anne; Williamson, Tom
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Paperback. This is an authoritative new study, based on the authors' extensive fieldwork and documentary investigations, as well as on the wealth of new research carried out over recent decades by others - both into Hertfordshire specifically, and into landscape history and archaeology more generally. Num Pages: 320 pages, 105 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEST; HBJD1; HBTP; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 246 x 16. Weight in Grams: 774.
Dividing the county of Hertfordshire into four broad regions—the “champion” countryside in the north, the Chiltern dip slope to the west, the fertile boulder clays of the east, and the unwelcoming London Clay in the south—this volume explains how, in the course of the middle ages, natural characteristics influenced the development of land use and settlement to create a range of distinctive landscapes. The great diversity of Hertfordshire’s landscapes makes it a particularly rewarding area of study. Variations in farming economies, in patterns of trade and communication, as well as in the extent of London’s influence, have all played a ... Read more
Dividing the county of Hertfordshire into four broad regions—the “champion” countryside in the north, the Chiltern dip slope to the west, the fertile boulder clays of the east, and the unwelcoming London Clay in the south—this volume explains how, in the course of the middle ages, natural characteristics influenced the development of land use and settlement to create a range of distinctive landscapes. The great diversity of Hertfordshire’s landscapes makes it a particularly rewarding area of study. Variations in farming economies, in patterns of trade and communication, as well as in the extent of London’s influence, have all played a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Hatfield, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909291003
SKU
V9781909291003
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About Rowe, Anne; Williamson, Tom
Anne Rowe is a landscape historian and author of a number of books on the subject, including Hertfordshire Garden History: A Miscellany and Medieval Parks of Hertfordshire. She has coordinated the research work of the Hertfordshire Gardens Trust since 1998, and also teaches courses in landscape and garden history for the Institute of Continuing Education of the University of Cambridge. ... Read more
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