Parks and gardens of Britain : a landscape history from the air / Christopher Taylor.

Main entry:

Taylor, Christopher, 1935-

Title & Author:

Parks and gardens of Britain : a landscape history from the air / Christopher Taylor.

Publication:

Description:

vii, 224 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-220) and index.

Summary:

This seminal study, from one of Britains 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 arial photographs to illustrate a new and different perspective of Britains cherished parks and gardens.

ISBN:

1853312487
9781853312489
185331207X (pbk.)
9781853312076 (pbk.)

Subject:

Gardens Great Britain.
Landscape archaeology Great Britain.
Jardins Grande-Bretagne.
Archéologie du paysage Grande-Bretagne.
Gardens.
Historical geography.
Landscape archaeology.
Natuurbeheer.
Parken.
Tuinen.
Parks Great Britain History.
Gardens Great Britain History.
Historic gardens Great Britain.
Great Britain Historical geography.
Great Britain Aerial photographs.
Great Britain.

Form/genre:

Aerial photographs.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 218839
Call No.: SB466.G7 T3 1998
Status: Available

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