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Transhumance and the Making of Ireland's Uplands, 1550-1900
First full survey of how transhumance operated in Ireland from the sixteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth. WINNER: American Conference for Irish Studies Donald Murphy …
Observations on Modern Gardening, by Thomas Whately
Edition, with commentary, of the first comprehensive attempt to describe the landscape garden. Thomas Whately's Observations on Modern Gardening (1770) is the first and most …
The Foldcourse and East Anglian Agriculture and Landscape, 1100-1900
First survey of one of the most important pre-modern farming systems, and its effects on society and landscape. A landmark volume... essential reading for all those interested in …
Rediscovering Lost Landscapes
Analysis of hundreds of art works from the period provides insights into forgotten landscapes and hidden geographies. After the Napoleonic wars many wealthy British women and men …
Uvedale Price (1747-1829)
The first biography of the 18th-century landscape gardener, Uvedale Price, showing the key interconnections between his roles as landowner, art collector, forester, landscaper, …
Erasmus Darwin's Gardens
This first full study of Erasmus Darwin's gardening, horticulture and agriculture shows he was as keen a nature enthusiast as his grandson Charles, and demonstrates the ways in …
The Landscape Studies of Hayman Rooke (1723-1806)
The work of an unjustly neglected antiquarian brought to life, showing his contribution to the field. After his military career, Major Hayman Rooke undertook detailed studies of …