A natural history of English gardening, 1650-1800
Laird, Mark2015
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Inspired by the pioneering naturalist Gilbert White, who viewed natural history as the common study of cultural and natural communities, Mark Laird unearths forgotten historical data to reveal the complex visual cultures of early modern gardening. Ranging from climate studies to the study of a butterfly's life cycle, this book examines the scientific quest for order in nature as an offshoot of ordering the garden and field.
Main title:
A natural history of English gardening, 1650-1800 / Mark Laird.
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Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2015.
Collation:
464 pages : illustrations
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780300196368 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
1090455
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