England's Magnificent Gardens: How a Billion-Dollar Industry Transformed a Nation, from Charles II to Today
Roderick Floud
An altogether different kind of book on English gardens—the first of its kind—a look at the history of England’s magnificent gardens as a history of Britain itself, from the 17th-century gardens of Charles II to those of Prince Charles today; how gardens transformed England; what they cost in their time and the billion-dollar industry they created.
“One of the most important books on garden history in the last half century. For anyone serious about the subject, Floud’s book is a must buy.” —Historic Gardens In this rich, revelatory history, one of Britain’s preeminent economic historians writes that while gardens have been created in Britain since Roman times, their true growth began in the 17th century. By the 18th century, nurseries in London occupied 100 acres filled with ten million plants and were worth more than all of the nurseries in France combined. Roderick Floud takes us through more than...
“One of the most important books on garden history in the last half century. For anyone serious about the subject, Floud’s book is a must buy.” —Historic Gardens In this rich, revelatory history, one of Britain’s preeminent economic historians writes that while gardens have been created in Britain since Roman times, their true growth began in the 17th century. By the 18th century, nurseries in London occupied 100 acres filled with ten million plants and were worth more than all of the nurseries in France combined. Roderick Floud takes us through more than...
Tahun:
2021
Penerbit:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Bahasa:
english
ISBN:
1216E63A-47FB-46FB-B646-AC8448FD3DE4
File:
MOBI , 48.75 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2021
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