The Hermit in the Garden

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ISBN: 9780199696994

From Imperial Rome to Ornamental Gnome

Gordon Campbell (Professor of Renaissance Studies, University of Leicester)

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English

Oxford University Press
09 April 2013

Landscape art & architecture; British & Irish history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Social & cultural history; Gardening

This engaging and generously illustrated book takes the reader on a journey that is at once illuminating and whimsical. Gordon Campbell takes us through the curious and intriguing history of the garden hermit, from imperial Rome to the ornamental gnome, via the sumptuous landscaped gardens of Georgian England. He also takes us on a tour around the sites of many of the surviving hermitages themselves, which remain scattered throughout England, Scotland, and Ireland. For the real enthusiast, there is even a comprehensive checklist enabling avid hermitage-hunters to locate their prey...

By: Gordon Campbell (Professor of Renaissance Studies University of Leicester)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 222mm, Width: 142mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 450g
ISBN: 9780199696994
ISBN 10: 0199696993
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 09 April 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

<br>Gordon Campbell is Professor of Renaissance Studies at the University of Leicester. He is the author of the best-selling Bible: The Story of the King James Bible and of many other books on literature, art, history, and biography. A fellow of the British Academy and a former chair of the Society for Renaissance Studies, in 2012 he was awarded the Longman - History Today Trustees Award for a lifetime contribution to History. In this book his interests in cultural history, architectural history, and designed landscapes converge in a pioneering study of the phenomenon of the English ornamental hermit and his hermitage.<br>

Reviews for The Hermit in the Garden: From Imperial Rome to Ornamental Gnome

Garden hermits have always been a reproach to luxury and a fascination for voyeurs. They are back in the news because their history has just been set out brilliantly by the distinguished historian, Gordon Campbell. Robin Lane Fox, Financial Times This compelling book is meticulously researched and well written, and superbly produced with excellent photographs and illustrations. Garden Design Journal Gordon Campbell is extremely knowledgeable on garden history and for the hermitage-bibber his book will be a valuable guide. The Oldie [A] gripping detective story, wonderfully written and illustrated, with an astonishing conclusion. Unmissable. The Tablet [A] succinct and fascinating history ... Although scholarly, it is written in a relaxed, non-academic style and is enlivened by a nicely dry humour. Peter Parker, The Spectator [A] rollicking new history...a book for the enrichment of all our lives. The Daily Telegraph The delicious subtitle of this fine little study - From Imperial Rome to Ornamental Gnome - catches its tone perfectly. Gordon Campbell treats the topic with the seriousness and attention to detail one expects of a scholar, but he never falls into the academic's trap of assuming his readers are would-be hermit scholars. Country Life [An] engaging study of one of the oddest fads in garden design. Charles Elliott, Literary Review [An] intriguing book. The Lady