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GARDENS AND GARDENING

IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND AND WALES

di FRANCIS J.
Editore: YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS  (2018)

Descrizione

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.

Pagg. 412, cm 20x26, rilegato.
Codice ISBN: 9780300232080

Prezzo di listino: 53,00 €

Prezzo speciale: 50,35 €