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The Quest for Shakespeare's Garden Roy Strong

The Quest for Shakespeare's Garden By Roy Strong

The Quest for Shakespeare's Garden by Roy Strong


$26.99
Condition - Very Good
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The Quest for Shakespeare's Garden Summary

The Quest for Shakespeare's Garden by Roy Strong

Shakespeare's potent use of garden imagery has captivated successive generations of readers and inspired the making of gardens across the globe. Laced with quotations and abounding with illustrations drawn from sources including Elizabethan gardening books, embroidered fabrics and hand-coloured herbals, The Quest for Shakespeare's Garden tells the story of the Bard's own garden at New Place in Stratford-upon-Avon, revealing its place in garden history.

The Quest for Shakespeare's Garden Reviews

'This elegant little book takes on the character of a detective story as Strong [...] uncovers the way Shakespeare became a gateway for early gardening historians' - Daily Telegraph
'Artily produced [with] an unmissable text by Sir Roy Strong' - Robin Lane Fox, Financial Times
'A total delight, rich with quotations and sumptuous images' - Birmingham Mail
'Wholly original ... thoughtfully illustrated' - Archives of Natural History

About Roy Strong

Sir Roy Strong is an art historian, museum curator, writer, broadcaster and landscape designer. He has served as director of both the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Strong was knighted in 1982. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Strong has written many books on garden history and Elizabethan and Jacobean history, including The Renaissance Garden in England, also published by Thames & Hudson.

Additional information

GOR008869335
9780500252246
0500252246
The Quest for Shakespeare's Garden by Roy Strong
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Thames & Hudson Ltd
20161020
112
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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