The Parks and Gardens of Britain : : A Landscape History from the Air / / Christopher Taylor.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Taylor, Christopher,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Sources --; 1 Introduction --; 2 The Beginning --; 3 Medieval Gardens --; 4 Renaissance Gardens --; 5 The Age of Geometry --; 6 The Landscape Park --; 7 Nineteenth-century Gardens --; 8 Twentieth-century Gardens --; 9 Public and Institutional Parks and Gardens --; 10 The Future of Past Gardens --; Notes to Chapters --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781474473101; 9783110780475
• DOI: 10.1515/9781474473101
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Christopher Taylor.

This seminal study, from one of Britain's most eminent landscape historians, takes a chronological tour through British parks and gardens since Roman times. Each chapter introduces the characteristic features of parks and gardens in each period and explores the social and economic context for their construction. Chris Taylor then provides a detailed explanation of specific sites and draws on 100 aerial photographs to illustrate a new and different perspective of Britain's cherished parks and gardens.Written by Britain's best known landscape historianAn ideal guide for visitors to Britain's wonderful spectrum of parks and gardens