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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. 2015. viii, 376pp. Soft card cover with French flaps. Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w. "Gardens are one of the most important elements in the cultural history of Scotland. Like any art form, they provide an insight into social, political and economic fashions, they intimately reflect the personalities and ideals of the individuals who created them, and they capture the changing fortunes of successive generations of monarchs and noblemen. Yet they remain fragile features of the landscape, easily changed, abandoned or destroyed, leaving little or no trace. In Scotland's Lost Gardens, author Marilyn Brown rediscovers the fascinating stories of the nation's vanished historic gardens. Drawing on varied, rare and newly available archive material, including the cartography of Timothy Pont, a spy map of Holyrood drawn for Henry VIII during the 'Rough Wooing', medieval charters, renaissance poetry, the Accounts of the Lord High Treasurer; and modern aerial photography, a remarkable picture emerges of centuries of lost landscapes. Starting with the monastic gardens of St Columba on the Isle of Iona in the sixth century, and encompassing the pleasure parks of James IV and James V, the royal and noble refuges of Mary Queen of Scots, and the 'King's Knot', the garden masterpiece which lies below Stirling Castle, the history of lost gardens is inextricably linked to the wider history of the nation, from the spread of Christianity to the Reformation and the Union of the Crowns. The product of over thirty years of research, Scotland's Lost Gardens demonstrates how our cultural heritage sits within a wider European movement of shared artistic values and literary influences. Providing a unique perspective on this common past, it is also a fascinating guide to Scotland's disappeared landscapes and sanctuaries - lost gardens laid out many hundreds of years ago "for the honourable delight of body and soul"." Uneven sunning to front of jacket. Slight crease to bottom right of front cover. The book is otherwise in excellent condition with no inscriptions. The dust jacket is in an easily removed clear plastic protective cover. PLEASE NOTE: Heavy book so extra will be needed for shipping to non-UK customers. Seller Inventory # ScotArchit120b
Book Description Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. 1st thus 2015. Very good condition. From the Garden of Eden to the Stewart Palaces. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w and colour photos and illustrations. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Light crease to lower corners of prelims. Contents clean. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!. Seller Inventory # 1324923
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Scotland's Lost Gardens: From the Garden of Eden to the Stewart Palaces This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. . Seller Inventory # 7719-9781902419947
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee. Seller Inventory # 6545-9781902419947
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Book is in fine condition with a minor nick. Pages mint inside and spine tight. 376pp with colour photographs. Seller Inventory # 008202
Book Description Condition: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. Seller Inventory # 1902419944-2-3
Book Description Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Shows only minor signs of wear, and very minimal markings inside (if any). Seller Inventory # 353-1902419944-vrg