Garden History of Devon: An Illustrated Guide to Sources (South-West Studies S) - Softcover

Gray, Douglas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0859894533 ISBN 13: 9780859894531

Publisher: University of Exeter Press, 1995

Synopsis

A reference guide to historical sources for over 200 Devon gardens, Garden History of Devon also provides an introduction for would-be garden historians on how to conduct garden research. The book is the result of an exploration of the archival resources of Devon's garden history, the objective being to provide signposts to research material for those interested in the development of Devon's gardens. Each entry begins with a brief section describing the garden's history, supplemented with quotations from contemporary travellers and diarists; following the descriptive sections are listings of documents, printed sources and illustrations relating to the garden. The greater part of this material is unknown to garden historians.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The Garden History of Devon is a reference guide to historical sources for over 200 Devon gardens. It also provides an introduction for would-be garden historians on how to conduct garden research. The book is the result of an exploration of the archival resources of Devon's garden history; the objective being to provide signposts to research material for those interested in the development of Devon's gardens. The entries, arranged alphabetically, begin with a brief section describing each garden's history, amplified by quotations from contemporary travellers and diarists; following the descriptive sections are listings of documents, printed sources and illustrations relating to each garden. The greater part of this material is unknown to garden historians.

About the Author:

Todd Gray is a Leverhulme Research Fellow at the Centre for Maritime Historical Studies, University of Exeter. He is a specialist on Tudor and Stuart Devon.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Exeter Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0859894533
• ISBN 13: 9780859894531
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272