Early Scottish gardens : a writer's odyssey / Sheila Mackay.

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Mackay, Sheila.

Title & Author:

Early Scottish gardens : a writer's odyssey / Sheila Mackay.

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Description:

216 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map, portraits ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-208) and index.
Arthur's seat and the Royal Park. -- Hidden gardens. -- The pleasaunce of Edzell. -- Royal gardens in the landscape. -- 'Gentimenis places and great palices' -- 'A delictible time of peax' -- Gardens for delight's sake. -- 'Paradisi in sole' -- 'Furor hortensis' -- 'Improvement' -- Appendix I: Notes on the art of memory. -- Appendix II: List of plants growing at St. Mary's Pleasance, Haddington.

Summary:

Illustrated with over 90 photographs, paintings, sketches, plans and line drawings, this book describes a personal journey around the 16th, 17th and 18th-century gardens of Scotland.

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ISBN:

0748662545
9780748662548

Subject:

Gardens Scotland History.
Landscape architecture Scotland History.
Jardins Écosse Histoire.
Architecture du paysage Écosse Histoire.
Gardens
Landscape architecture
Scotland
Landscaping.
Horticulture.

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 218616
Call No.: SB451.36.G7 M3 2001
Status: Available

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