{"product_id":"gardens-of-court-and-country-9780300222012","title":"Gardens of Court and Country","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is the book for which serious historians of garden history in this country have been waiting… the fruit of some four decades of both archival and on-the-ground research brought together in one magisterial work. The result is a triumph, and a publication that will remain a cornerstone of all future studies.”—Roy Strong, \u003ci\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The book’s illustrations are astonishing. . . . The integration of visual and textual evidence allows many insights and discoveries.” —Tom Turner, \u003ci\u003eGarden History \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“While few of these high-maintenance gardens exist today, they are brought alive through contemporary engravings and Jacques’ text.”—Jane Owen, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The kind of companion a coffee table dreams about supporting: a comprehensive survey of 17th-century English formal gardens . . . This ‘visual record’ will make readers long to explore those bygone forecourts, flower gardens, bowling greens, cascades, and more.”—Steve Gutierrez, \u003ci\u003eBritish Heritage Travel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A landmark in Garden History studies.”—Georgina Craufurd, \u003ci\u003eHampshire Gardens Trust\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Jacques’s book brings a new, heavily documented and informed treatment to a topic that, as he ends by acknowledging, \"recognizes the contribution\" of many disciplines to its expanded field of enquiry.\"—John Dixon Hunt, \u003ci\u003eHistoric Gardens Foundation\u003c\/i\u003e May 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The rewards are substantial for anyone interested in garden history or the wider aspects of social and political history.’ — Richard Bisgrove, \u003ci\u003eThe Garden, \u003c\/i\u003eNovember 2017 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘This volume includes 300 illustrations that bring lost and forgotten gardens back to life.’ — \u003ci\u003eListed Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e 115, November 2017\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecommended as one of the three books for gardeners by Ruth Pavey in the \u003ci\u003eHam and High, \u003c\/i\u003e30 November 2017\u003cbr\u003e ‘…a rich, scholarly and intriguing work’ — Ruth Pavey, \u003ci\u003eHam and High, \u003c\/i\u003e30 November 2017\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘[the book] provides the reader with a concentrated picture of an extensive subject, bringing together both the wider view across England and the illuminating detail which brings the subject to life.’ — Marilyn Brown, \u003ci\u003eThe Pleasaunce\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWon the 2017 Choice Award for Outstanding Academic Title\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401539592535,"sku":"9780300222012","price":42.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300222012.jpg?v=1730477740","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gardens-of-court-and-country-9780300222012","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}