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Gardens and Gardening in Early Modern England and Wales (Hardcover)
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Gardens and Gardening in Early Modern England and Wales (Hardcover)
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The extravagant gardens of the 16th- and 17th-century British
aristocracy are well-documented and celebrated, but the more modest
gardens of the rural county gentry have rarely been examined. Jill
Francis presents new, never-before published material as well as
fresh interpretations of previously examined sources to reveal
gardening as a practical activity in which a broad spectrum of
society was engaged - from the laborers who dug, manured, and
weeded, to the gentleman owners who sought to create gardens that
both exemplified their personal tastes and displayed their wealth
and status. Enhanced by beautiful and compelling illustrations,
this book contributes to a broader understanding of early modern
society and its culture by situating the activity of gardening
within the wider social and cultural concerns of the age,
reflecting the anxieties, hopes, and aspirations of people at the
time. Published in association with the Paul Mellon Centre for
Studies in British Art
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