Gardens for Gloriana

Wealth, Splendour and Design in Elizabethan Gardens

Jane Whitaker

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English

Bloomsbury Academic
05 September 2019

History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600; History of architecture; History; Social & cultural history; Gardens (descriptions, history etc)

The formal gardens of Elizabethan England were among the glories of their age. Complementing the great houses of the day, they reflected the aspirations of their owners, whose greatest desire was to achieve success at Court and to delight the Queen. No leading courtier would be without his great house, no great house was complete without its garden.

In this richly illustrated work, Jane Whitaker explores these gems of Elizabethan England, focusing on the gardens of the Queen and her leading courtiers. Drawing on the cultural and horticultural sources of the day, as well as evidence surviving on the ground, she recreates these lost gardens, revealing both the rich and Renaissance culture that underlay them and the sumptuous world of the Elizabethan aristocracy. The result is an evocation of one of the most opulent reigns in English history and an entertaining and informative study of one of the most interesting periods of garden history.

By: Jane Whitaker
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 172mm,
Weight: 628g
ISBN: 9781788311199
ISBN 10: 1788311191
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 05 September 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jane Whitaker is a writer, lecturer and consultant on garden history. She holds a PhD in garden history from the University of Bristol, UK, and is co-author (with Timothy Mowl) of The Historic Gardens of Hampshire (2015).

Reviews for Gardens for Gloriana: Wealth, Splendour and Design in Elizabethan Gardens

A wonderful evocation of the lost horticultural Renaissance of Elizabethan England. The interweaving of historical and literary sources gives a new and entirely original perspective on these sumptuous gardens, most of which have disappeared. * Timothy Mowl, Emeritus Professor of History of Architecture and Designed Landscapes, University of Bristol *