New Improvements of Planting and Gardening, Both Philosophical and Practical

New Improvements of Planting and Gardening, Both Philosophical and Practical
Author: Richard Bradley
Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2018-04-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9781379364771

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T108861 The main titlepage in red and black. The three parts have each a separate titlepage, pagination and register. The Kalendar has a separate titlepage and pagination but the register continues that of part 2; its titlepage reads: 'The gentleman and gardene Dublin: printed by and for George Grierson, 1720-21. [10], ij[i.e.iv],44;[8],81, [3];iii, [1],71, [1];[4],184p., plates; 8°

Gardens of Court and Country

Gardens of Court and Country
Author: David Jacques
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2017-01-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0300222017

Gardens of Court and Country provides the first comprehensive overview of the development of the English formal garden from 1630 to 1730. Often overshadowed by the English landscape garden that became fashionable later in the 18th century, English formal gardens of the 17th century displayed important design innovations that reflected a broad rethinking of how gardens functioned within society. With insights into how the Protestant nobility planned and used their formal gardens, the domestication of the lawn, and the transformation of gardens into large rustic parks, David Jacques explores the ways forecourts, flower gardens, bowling greens, cascades, and more were created and reimagined over time. This handsome volume includes 300 illustrations - including plans, engravings, and paintings - that bring lost and forgotten gardens back to life.

John Evelyn's "Elysium Britannicum" and European Gardening

John Evelyn's
Author: Therese O'Malley
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks
Total Pages: 332
Release: 1998
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780884022404

John Evelyn (1620-1706) was a pivotal figure in 17th-century intellectual life in England. The contributors approach him and his work from diverse disciplines: architectural and intellectual history and histories of science, agriculture, gardens, and literature. They present the "Elysium Britannicum" as a central document of late European humanism.

Jonathan Swift and the Arts

Jonathan Swift and the Arts
Author: Joseph McMinn
Publisher: University of Delaware Press
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2010
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0874130689

Swift is a shrewd and humorous observer of the changing artistic and cultural scene in both Ireland and England, and his views on these changes in public taste are an important, albeit neglected, part of his biography. His correspondence, especially his Journal to Stella, shows us someone very aware of the various arts and of their lively emergence from the enclosed world of the Puritan era. Many of Swift's friends and acquaintances were serious collectors of paintings, sculpture, coins, medals and Swift himself eventually enjoyed an interesting and revealing collection of artistic artifacts, as this study shows.