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Uvedale Price (1747-1829)
Decoding the Picturesque
Av Charles Watkins, Ben Cowell
Häftad, 2015
366 kr
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The first biography of the 18th-century landscape gardener, Uvedale Price, showing the key interconnections between his roles as landowner, art collector, forester, landscaper, connoisseur and scholar.Uvedale Price achieved most fame as the author of the influential Essay on the Picturesque of 1794 …
Landscape Studies of Hayman Rooke (1723-1806)
Antiquarianism, Archaeology and Natural History in the Eighteenth Century
Av Emily Sloan
Inbunden, 2019
606 kr
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The work of an unjustly neglected antiquarian brought to life, showing his contribution to the field.After his military career, Major Hayman Rooke undertook detailed studies of landscape, ancient trees, natural history, meteorology, and ancient and Roman Britain. He was linked into a broad network …
Richard Woods (1715-1793)
Master of the Pleasure Garden
Av Fiona Cowell
Häftad, 2019
389 kr
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First full biography of Richard Woods, the landscape designer, examining his work and restoring him to the attention he merits.A contemporary of the famous landscape designer "Capability" Brown, Richard Woods has never received the recognition he deserves: in contrast to Brown, he emphasised the …
Transhumance and the Making of Ireland's Uplands, 1550-1900
Inbunden, 2020
1282 kr
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First full survey of how transhumance operated in Ireland from the sixteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth.WINNER: American Conference for Irish Studies Donald Murphy Prize for Distinguished First Book 2021Special Commendation, Publication Prize in Irish History, NUI Awards …
Foldcourse and East Anglian Agriculture and Landscape, 1100-1900
Av John Belcher
Inbunden, 2020
606 kr
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First survey of one of the most important pre-modern farming systems, and its effects on society and landscape.A landmark volume... essential reading for all those interested in social, agricultural and landscape history, as well as in East Anglia's past. Professor Tom Williamson, University of …
Erasmus Darwin's Gardens
Medicine, Agriculture and the Sciences in the Eighteenth Century
Inbunden, 2021
699 kr
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This first full study of Erasmus Darwin's gardening, horticulture and agriculture shows he was as keen a nature enthusiast as his grandson Charles.Famous as the author of the Botanic Garden (1791) and grandfather of Charles Darwin (1809-1882), Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) was a larger-than-life …
Rediscovering Lost Landscapes
Topographical Art in north-west Italy, 1800-1920
Av Pietro Piana, Charles Watkins m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
539 kr
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Analysis of hundreds of art works from the period provides insights into forgotten landscapes and hidden geographies.After the Napoleonic wars many wealthy British women and men settled along the coast in Liguria and travelled in Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta in search of warmth and health. They …
Cottage Gardens and Gardeners in the East of Scotland, 1750-1914
Inbunden, 2021
1337 kr
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This pioneering study tells the story of the emergence of rural workers' gardens during a period of unprecedented economic and social change in the most dynamic and prosperous region of Scotland.Much criticised as weed-infested, badly cultivated and disfigured by the dung heap before the cottage …
Territoriality and the Early Medieval Landscape
The Countryside of the East Saxon Kingdom
Inbunden, 2022
1736 kr
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An exploration of small early folk communities prior to the eleventh century, showing their development and sophistication.All communities have a strong sense of identity with the area in which they live, which for England in the early medieval period manifested itself in a series of territorial …
"Turbulent Foresters"
A Landscape Biography of Ashdown Forest
Av Brian Short
Inbunden, 2022
1736 kr
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A richly detailed history of Ashdown Forest -- home of Winnie-the-Pooh.The seeming tranquility of many rural landscapes can hide a combative history. This biography of one such landscape, Ashdown Forest in the Weald of Sussex, exemplifies the evolving conflicts that have taken place over many …
Common Land in Britain
A History from the Middle Ages to the Present Day
Inbunden, 2022
1350 kr
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The first authoritative survey of the history of common land in Great Britain from the medieval period to present day.More than a million hectares of Britain has the status of common land, most of it consisting of semi-natural environments of mountain, moorland, wetland or heath. Formerly much more …
Charles Bridgeman (c.1685-1738)
A Landscape Architect of the Eighteenth Century
Av Susan Haynes
Inbunden, 2023
1337 kr
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An examination of the garden plans of eighteenth-century landscape architect Charles Bridgeman, shedding light on his artistic vision and contributions to English garden history.Charles Bridgeman was a popular and highly successful landscape architect in the first part of the eighteenth century. He …
Common Land in Britain
A History from the Middle Ages to the Present Day
Häftad, 2024
347 kr
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An authoritative survey of the history of common land in Great Britain from the medieval period to present day.More than a million hectares of Britain has the status of common land, most of it consisting of semi-natural environments of mountain, moorland, wetland or heath. Formerly much more …
Charles Bridgeman (c.1685-1738)
A Landscape Architect of the Eighteenth Century
Av Susan Haynes
Häftad, 2025
309 kr
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An examination of the garden plans of eighteenth-century landscape architect Charles Bridgeman, shedding light on his artistic vision and contributions to English garden history.Charles Bridgeman was a popular and highly successful landscape architect in the first part of the eighteenth century. He …
Transhumance and the Making of Ireland's Uplands, 1550-1900
Häftad, 2024
385 kr
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First full survey of how transhumance operated in Ireland from the sixteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth.WINNER: American Conference for Irish Studies Donald Murphy Prize for Distinguished First Book 2021Special Commendation, Publication Prize in Irish History, NUI Awards …
Erasmus Darwin's Gardens
Medicine, Agriculture and the Sciences in the Eighteenth Century
Häftad, 2025
410 kr
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This first full study of Erasmus Darwin's gardening, horticulture and agriculture shows he was as keen a nature enthusiast as his grandson Charles.Famous as the author of the Botanic Garden (1791) and grandfather of Charles Darwin (1809-1882), Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) was a larger-than-life …
Rediscovering Lost Landscapes
Topographical Art in north-west Italy, 1800-1920
Av Pietro Piana, Charles Watkins m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
450 kr
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Analysis of hundreds of art works from the period provides insights into forgotten landscapes and hidden geographies.After the Napoleonic wars many wealthy British women and men settled along the coast in Liguria and travelled in Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta in search of warmth and health. They …
Observations on Modern Gardening, by Thomas Whately
An Eighteenth-Century Study of the English Landscape Garden
Häftad, 2026
366 kr
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Edition, with commentary, of the first comprehensive attempt to describe the landscape garden.Thomas Whately's Observations on Modern Gardening (1770) is the first and most comprehensive study of what has come to be known as the English landscape garden, often claimed to be this country's greatest …
Uvedale Price (1747-1829)
Decoding the Picturesque
Av Charles Watkins, Ben Cowell
Inbunden, 2012
382 kr
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The first biography of the 18th-century landscape gardener, Uvedale Price, showing the key interconnections between his roles as landowner, art collector, forester, landscaper, connoisseur and scholar.Uvedale Price achieved most fame as the author of the influential Essay on the Picturesque of 1794 …
Designs upon the Land
Elite Landscapes of the Middle Ages
Häftad, 2013
366 kr
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A wide-ranging and accessibly written account of designed medieval landscapes.The phrase "designed landscape" is generally associated with the great parks and gardens of the post-medieval period, with grand country houses surrounded by parkland, such as Chatsworth and Longleat. However, recent …
Observations on Modern Gardening, by Thomas Whately
An Eighteenth-Century Study of the English Landscape Garden
Inbunden, 2016
342 kr
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Edition, with commentary, of the first comprehensive attempt to describe the landscape garden.Thomas Whately's Observations on Modern Gardening (1770) is the first and most comprehensive study of what has come to be known as the English landscape garden, often claimed to be this country's greatest …
