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Evelyn Cecil's A History of Gardening in England is a masterful overview of the development of the art of gardening in England from ancient times to the present day. Cecil covers the major trends and styles of English gardening, from the formal gardens of the medieval period to the English landscape gardens of the eighteenth century to the modernist designs of the twenty-first century. This is a book for gardeners, historians, and anyone interested in the rich cultural heritage of England. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
This learned and engaging work of English horticultural history by Alicia Amherst (1865-1941) was published to great acclaim in 1895. In its third edition by 1910, the book provided the starting point for later works of garden history and still stands as a highly readable introduction to the topic.
An illustrated 1907 historical and horticultural survey of green spaces in England's capital by a distinguished garden historian.
Bei diesem Werk aus dem Jahr 1896 handelt es sich um ein Handbuch, das den Leser auf eine Reise in die englischen Gärten in die Zeit vom 13. bis 19. Jahrhundert mitnimmt. Es handelt sich hierbei um eine englischsprachige Ausgabe.
Examines the ways in which the idea of an earthly paradise inspired English life and thought in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.