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The Parks and Gardens of Britain Chris Taylor

The Parks and Gardens of Britain By Chris Taylor

The Parks and Gardens of Britain by Chris Taylor


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This seminal study, from one of Britain's most eminent landscape historians, takes a chronological tour through British parks and gardens since Roman times.

The Parks and Gardens of Britain Summary

The Parks and Gardens of Britain: A Landscape History from the Air by Chris 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 historian * An ideal guide for visitors to Britain's wonderful spectrum of parks and gardens

The Parks and Gardens of Britain Reviews

The author is a pioneer in the study of gardens through archaeology and this book will be animportant contribution to the subject. -- Keith Goodway This will undoubtedly provide an important contribution to the study of garden history and to landscape history as a whole ... This is hardly surprising as Christopher Taylor is the foremost practitioner of garden archaeology in the UK. -- H. G. Welfare I have no doubt this will be an excellent book ... new, refreshing andthought-provoking. -- Professor Mick Aston, University of Bristol It is always a pleasure to read a book by Christopher Taylor and this does not disappoint ... a volume packed with information, and with a torrent of new ideas and insights. The author is a pioneer in the study of gardens through archaeology and this book will be animportant contribution to the subject. This will undoubtedly provide an important contribution to the study of garden history and to landscape history as a whole ... This is hardly surprising as Christopher Taylor is the foremost practitioner of garden archaeology in the UK. I have no doubt this will be an excellent book ... new, refreshing andthought-provoking. It is always a pleasure to read a book by Christopher Taylor and this does not disappoint ... a volume packed with information, and with a torrent of new ideas and insights.

About Chris Taylor

Christopher Taylor was formerly Head of Archaeological Survey at the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England.

Additional information

NPB9781853312076
9781853312076
185331207X
The Parks and Gardens of Britain: A Landscape History from the Air by Chris Taylor
New
Paperback
Edinburgh University Press
19981214
256
N/A
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