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The Quest for Shakespeare's Garden
Roy Strong
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Description for The Quest for Shakespeare's Garden
Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages, 75 illustrations, 65 in colour. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 237 x 18. Weight in Grams: 498.
Shakespeare's potent use of garden imagery has captivated successive generations of readers and inspired the making of gardens across the globe. Laced with quotations and abounding with illustrations drawn from sources including Elizabethan gardening books, embroidered fabrics and hand-coloured herbals, The Quest for Shakespeare's Garden tells the story of the Bard's own garden at New Place in Stratford-upon-Avon, revealing its place in garden history.
Shakespeare's potent use of garden imagery has captivated successive generations of readers and inspired the making of gardens across the globe. Laced with quotations and abounding with illustrations drawn from sources including Elizabethan gardening books, embroidered fabrics and hand-coloured herbals, The Quest for Shakespeare's Garden tells the story of the Bard's own garden at New Place in Stratford-upon-Avon, revealing its place in garden history.
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
498g
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500252246
SKU
V9780500252246
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99-2
About Roy Strong
Sir Roy Strong is an art historian, museum curator, writer, broadcaster and landscape designer. He has served as director of both the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Strong was knighted in 1982. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Strong has written many books on garden history and Elizabethan and ... Read more
Reviews for The Quest for Shakespeare's Garden
'This elegant little book takes on the character of a detective story as Strong […] uncovers the way Shakespeare became a gateway for early gardening historians' - Daily Telegraph 'Artily produced [with] an unmissable text by Sir Roy Strong' - Robin Lane Fox, Financial Times 'A total delight, rich with quotations and sumptuous images' - Birmingham Mail 'Wholly original … ... Read more