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Elysium Britannicum, or The Royal gardens / John Evelyn ; edited by John E. Ingram.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Penn studies in landscape architecturePublication details: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2001.Description: vii, 492 pages : illustrations ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0812235363
  • 9780812235364
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SB470.E9 E93 2001
Online resources:
Contents:
John Evelyn and His "Elysium Britannicum" / John E. Ingram 1 -- Notes on the Transcription of the Manuscript of "Elysium Britannicum" 11 -- Manuscripts of the "Elysium Britannicum" / Frances Harris 13 -- Elysium Britannicum, or The Royal Gardens -- Appendix 1 Complete Annotated Version of Table of Contents and Related Material 421 -- Appendix 2 On the Conduct of Water 429 -- Appendix 3 On Waterworks 437 -- Appendix 4 On Bees 440 -- Appendix 5 Catalog of Evergreens 441 -- Appendix 6 Excerpt from Cowley's Poemata latina 443 -- Appendix 7 On Tulips 445 -- Appendix 8 On Anemones 449 -- Appendix 9 On Daffodils 453 -- Appendix 10 On Garden Design 455 -- Appendix 11 "To Encourage the Finishing of Elysium Britannicum" 460 -- Appendix 12 Catalogo Evelyni Inscriptus: 1665 Meliora retinete 462 -- Appendix 13 Vintage: The English Vineyard Vindicated 464 -- Appendix 14 An Account of Some Books 467.
Review: "In a letter to Sir Thomas Browne about his proposed magnum opus on gardens, John Evelyn stated his purpose "to refine upon some particulars, especially concerning the ornaments of Gardens, which I shal endeavor so to handle that persons of all conditions and facilities, which delight in Gardens, may therein encounter something for their owne advantage". In his Elysium Britannicum, or The Royal Gardens, Evelyn indeed produced a rich document, an assemblage of the horticultural knowledge and wisdom of the seventeenth century. An intriguing intellectual whom many have called a virtuoso, Evelyn was a garden designer, a noted author and translator of garden books, and a founding member of the Royal Society in 1660, where experimental science was at the heart of intellectual debate. Interlacing in his work practical, literary, and philosophical approaches to landscape architecture, Evelyn created the first large-scale encyclopedic work on the science and art of gardening."--BOOK JACKET.
List(s) this item appears in: New to the Library: December 2023 | Facsimiles and reproductions of historical books
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Non-lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB470.E84 I67 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 39352800195877
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-476).

John Evelyn and His "Elysium Britannicum" / John E. Ingram 1 -- Notes on the Transcription of the Manuscript of "Elysium Britannicum" 11 -- Manuscripts of the "Elysium Britannicum" / Frances Harris 13 -- Elysium Britannicum, or The Royal Gardens -- Appendix 1 Complete Annotated Version of Table of Contents and Related Material 421 -- Appendix 2 On the Conduct of Water 429 -- Appendix 3 On Waterworks 437 -- Appendix 4 On Bees 440 -- Appendix 5 Catalog of Evergreens 441 -- Appendix 6 Excerpt from Cowley's Poemata latina 443 -- Appendix 7 On Tulips 445 -- Appendix 8 On Anemones 449 -- Appendix 9 On Daffodils 453 -- Appendix 10 On Garden Design 455 -- Appendix 11 "To Encourage the Finishing of Elysium Britannicum" 460 -- Appendix 12 Catalogo Evelyni Inscriptus: 1665 Meliora retinete 462 -- Appendix 13 Vintage: The English Vineyard Vindicated 464 -- Appendix 14 An Account of Some Books 467.

"In a letter to Sir Thomas Browne about his proposed magnum opus on gardens, John Evelyn stated his purpose "to refine upon some particulars, especially concerning the ornaments of Gardens, which I shal endeavor so to handle that persons of all conditions and facilities, which delight in Gardens, may therein encounter something for their owne advantage". In his Elysium Britannicum, or The Royal Gardens, Evelyn indeed produced a rich document, an assemblage of the horticultural knowledge and wisdom of the seventeenth century. An intriguing intellectual whom many have called a virtuoso, Evelyn was a garden designer, a noted author and translator of garden books, and a founding member of the Royal Society in 1660, where experimental science was at the heart of intellectual debate. Interlacing in his work practical, literary, and philosophical approaches to landscape architecture, Evelyn created the first large-scale encyclopedic work on the science and art of gardening."--BOOK JACKET.

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