London's Pride : The Glorious History of the Capital's Gardens

Title: London's Pride : The Glorious History of the Capital's Gardens
Author: Mireille Galinou
ISBN: 1854700324 / 9781854700322
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 224
Publisher: Anaya Publishers Ltd.
Year: 1990
Availability: In Stock

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Introduction
Editor’s Foreword

Chapter 1 : Gardens and Their Meanings : Citizens, Gardens and Meanings
Chapter 2 : The Middle Ages : The Medieval Garden
Chapter 3 : The Tudor and Stuart Period : Gardens and Open Space in Tudor and Early Stuart London
Chapter 4 : Medicinal and Kitchen Gardening
Chapter 5 : Flowers and Plants in The Seventeenth Century
Chapter 6 : Feeding The City : London’s Market Gardens in The Early Modern Period
Chapter 7 : The Georgian Period : A Tour of London’s Gardens with John Rocque
Chapter 8 : Gardening and The Middle Classes 1700-1830
Chapter 9 : London Gardens and The Decorative Arts 1680-1800
Chapter 10 : The Victorian Period : Victorian Parks
Chapter 11 : Commercial Horticulture in Victorian London
Chapter 12 : The Twentieth Century : Garden Suburb, Green Belt and Windowbox
Chapter 13 : A Picture Gallery : London’s Parks and Gardens : A Picture Gallery

Gardens to Visit in London
List of Plates
Bibliography
Index
Editor’s Acknowledgments