Historic Gardens of Gloucestershire

Historic Gardens of Gloucestershire
Author: Tim Mowl
Publisher: History Press Limited
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2002
Genre: Gardening
ISBN:

Despite the size of the county, stretching from the Cotswolds, through the Vale of Gloucester to the Forest of Dean, and the richness and variety of its parks and gardens, this is the first full history of the gardens of Gloucestershire. Timothy Mowl describes the creation of designed landscapes and gardens in Gloucestershire from medieval times to the present day, taking in the formal gardens of the late seventeenth century; Georgian Arcadia; the Gardenesque of the Regency; Victorian Arboreta; the Arts & Crafts garden and twentieth-century gardens. Throughout the emphasis equally on designers and patrons, aesthetics and practicalities. As the reader will discover, the county is particularly rich in Georgian, and good modern, gardens. But with such well-known delights as Thornbury Castle, Badminton, Sezincote, Batsford Park, Westonbirt, Hidcote and Highfield, the visitor is spoilt for choice which is one reason why the full annotated gazetteer is so helpful.

Johannes Kip, The Gloucestershire Engravings

Johannes Kip, The Gloucestershire Engravings
Author: Anthea Jones
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2021-03-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781906978990

Three hundred years ago, in 1721, the 'Dutch engraver' Johannes Kip (or John Kip, his anglicised name) dropped down dead in St John's Street, Westminster, bringing to a sudden end his career in England of more than thirty years as a renowned printmaker. Gloucestershire owes him a special commemoration in 2021 as the draughtsman and also engraver of sixty-four prints commissioned in the early eighteenth century by Sir Robert Atkyns for The Ancient and Present State of Glostershire. The majority of the prints contain an architectural-style drawing of a gentleman's 'Seat', but each is a treasure trove of other features in the surrounding scene. The short commentary which accompanies a large-sized reproduction of each print in this book has pointers to the details and to the history of the house and the family. Kip's work as the engraver of houses drawn or painted by a fellow Dutchman, Leendert Knyff (generally known as Leonard Knyff), is well-known; his unique collection of Gloucestershire prints is not. This book, based on the collaborative work of people with an interest in one or more prints, and the accumulated information of the Gloucestershire Gardens and Landscape Trust, reveals the significance of Kip's work. There are examples here of old houses and relatively new houses, large houses and relatively modest ones, the houses of aristocrats but more often of Gloucestershire gentry, of elaborate gardens and extensive estates, of splendid views reaching to the shipping on the rivers bounding the county on the west, or more limited ones of local hills. Two engravings of Gloucester are presented first, and then the sequence of parishes starts with Wick Court, appropriately the least altered of all the houses portrayed. Johannes Kip: The Gloucestershire Engravings is a contribution to the history of the county, to knowledge of the gardens, which in many cases still reflect Kip's engravings, to the unique history of many of the houses which survive three hundred years later, and to the riches of the Gloucestershire countryside.

British Gardens

British Gardens
Author: Thomas Henry Duke Turner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Gardens
ISBN: 9780415518789

Garden design began in West Asia and spread through Europe. This book tells how, in the British Isles, it flourished to an extraordinary degree. Following the historical method in Tom Turnere(tm)s books on Asian gardens (2010) and European gardens (2011), it uses almost 1000 colour photographs, plans and style diagrams to provide a word and image history of garden design. Individual chapters cover the Celtic, Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassical, Romantic, Arts and Crafts, Modern and Postmodern periods. Additional information about the gardens in the book is available on the Gardenvisit.com website, which the author edits eehttp://www.gardenvisit.com/history_theory/british_gardens_companion

Garden History

Garden History
Author: Tom Turner
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2005-09
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1134370830

Highly illustrated to present and explain in a most appealing way, the historic styles of gardens with particular emphasis on the philosophy of garden design. This carefully structured overview makes the large subject of garden history accessible to a wide range of readers. The sections on history and philosophy are written as succinct essays, illustrated with photographs or perspective drawings. The essays deal with the ideas and historical conditions, which led to the making of particular types of gardens. The section on styles will focus on plan analysis and will be illustrated. Diagrams illu.

The Mrs Mackinnons

The Mrs Mackinnons
Author: Jayne Davis
Publisher: Verbena Books
Total Pages: 562
Release: 2018-02-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9781999954413

Historical romance set in England in 1799. A traumatised solider returns from India to a derelict estate and hostile family. A widow and her young son avoid her manipulative father by living in a small village, just about making ends meet. A full cast of secondary characters enriches their story.

Historic Gardens of Worcestershire

Historic Gardens of Worcestershire
Author: Tim Mowl
Publisher: History Press Limited
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2006
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

A detailed description of the Historic Gardens of Worcestershire

Secret Gardens of the Cotswolds

Secret Gardens of the Cotswolds
Author: Victoria Summerley
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-02-01
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780711235274

A captivating portrait of the greatest British gardens and the lords, ladies and gardeners who own and manage them. Focusing on the counties of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, this stunning book features 20 gardens designed by some of the leading contemporary garden designers from across the world. This beautiful corner of England has a rich tradition of garden making, which is explored in this very personal view by photographer Hugo Rittson-Thomas and journalist Victoria Summerley, both residents of this green pocket with more than its fair share of beautiful and interesting gardens. Some of the gardens are strictly private, while others are regularly open to visitors, but all can now be savoured and enjoyed along with those who know them best.

Garden History

Garden History
Author: Gordon Campbell
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2019-02-15
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 0191004189

Gardens take many forms, and have a variety of functions. They can serve as spaces of peace and tranquilty, a way to cultivate wildlife, or as places to develop agricultural resources. Globally, gardens have inspired, comforted, and sustained people from all walks of life, and since the Garden of Eden many iconic gardens have inspired great artists, poets, musicians, and writers. In this Very Short Introduction, Gordon Campbell embraces gardens in all their splendour, from parks, and fruit and vegetable gardens to ornamental gardens, and takes the reader on a globe-trotting historical journey through iconic and cultural signposts of gardens from different regions and traditions. Ranging from the gardens of ancient Persia to modern day allotments, he concludes by looking to the future of the garden in the age of global warming, and the adaptive spirit of human innovation. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.