A celebration of John Evelyn

A celebration of John Evelyn , History & Folklore , Surrey garden trust

ISBN: 9789540630236

Surrey garden trust

M.Batey (Ed)

An attractive and informative book, with fine botanical illustrations and drawings - many from the 17th century. The book is a collection of papers written at a 2006 conference celebrating the tercentenary of the death of John Evelyn (1620 - 1706). Topics covered include: his travels in France and Italy and the influence they had on his future ideas, 'Sylva', an evaluation of his influence at the start of the English Landscape gardening movement, greenhouses and the great storm of 1703.
P/B. 196PP
ISBN 10 940630231
ISBN 13 9789540630236

Surrey garden trust

Manufactured by: Surrey garden trust