Early Scottish Gardens by Sheila Mackay
A personal account of the growth of the gardens of Scotland from the sixteenth century.
Early Scottish Gardens fascinatingly describes [Sheila Mackay's] travels the length and breadth of Scotland in search of the origins and development of many notable gardens between 1500 and 1750 ! The well-illustrated Early Scottish Gardens is a cornucopia of information about early gardens in Scotland and their owners ! in the plethora of gardening books published each year Early Scottish Gardens is one which makes not only a very enjoyable read to learn just how many fine gardens there were from the seventeenth century but also promts visits to those gardens still existing ! very full value at a very reasonable priceAn absorbing study of a long-forgotten golden age of gardening. Exhaustive research over four years went into the preparation of this stimulating work, packed with facts and bristling with ideas that challenge long-held assumptions. The lyrical, lucid text takes the reader on a wonderfully vivid journey ! Early Scottish Gardens is not a conventional history, but something richer and more imaginative, a hybrid genre combining scholarship with elements of a travelogue and a personal journey. Early Scottish Gardens fascinatingly describes [Sheila Mackay's] travels the length and breadth of Scotland in search of the origins and development of many notable gardens between 1500 and 1750 ! The well-illustrated Early Scottish Gardens is a cornucopia of information about early gardens in Scotland and their owners ! in the plethora of gardening books published each year Early Scottish Gardens is one which makes not only a very enjoyable read to learn just how many fine gardens there were from the seventeenth century but also promts visits to those gardens still existing ! very full value at a very reasonable price. An absorbing study of a long-forgotten golden age of gardening. Exhaustive research over four years went into the preparation of this stimulating work, packed with facts and bristling with ideas that challenge long-held assumptions. The lyrical, lucid text takes the reader on a wonderfully vivid journey ! Early Scottish Gardens is not a conventional history, but something richer and more imaginative, a hybrid genre combining scholarship with elements of a travelogue and a personal journey.
Sheila Mackay is a freelance writer and author of The Forth Bridge: A Picture History (HMSO, 1993), Behind the Façade: Four Centuries of Scottish Interiors (HMSO, 1996), Lindisfarne Landscapes (St Andrews Press, 1996) and Mountain Music: Mallorca (Sancho Press, 1997). She is also a journalist and has written a series of articles on Scottish gardens for the Herald.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780748662548 |
| ISBN 10 | 0748662545 |
| Title | Early Scottish Gardens |
| Author | Sheila Mackay |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
| Year published | 2001-08-06 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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