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The Tudor Garden: 1485–1603

By Twigs Way

Book information

Publisher
Shire Publications
Year
2013
ISBN
9780747813750, 9780747812142, 9780747813767
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
15 MB (16221139 bytes)
Series
Shire Library, #720
Pages
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Time added
2022-07-02 16:56:42
16th centuryEuropegarden designgardeninggeneralGreat BritainHistoryHorticultureLife SciencesModernRenaissanceScienceSocial History

Description

Contrived, colourful and cultured, the Tudor garden was a paradise on earth, given over to pleasurable pastimes and aesthetic effect. Artificiality was the fashion of the age, with clipped and twining plants vying for space with brightly painted woodwork and patterned beds.Renaissance discoveries reared their heads in royal gardens, where gilded and painted heraldic figures mingled with fantastical sundials and glittering fountains. Walls kept out the wild world beyond, while mounts afforded glimpses to new parklands and provided raised platforms for the banqueting houses of the wealthy. Ever-changing with newly introduced exotic plants, yet featuring year-round knot gardens, the Tudor garden was a vibrant pageant, and is given a suitably colourful celebration in this fully illustrated book.

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