The John Tradescants
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The John Tradescants
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Author : Prudence Leith-Ross
language : en
Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
Release Date : 1984
The John Tradescants written by Prudence Leith-Ross and has been published by Peter Owen Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This is the definitive study of John Tradescant the elder and his son, two remarkable men who traveled to new or little-known lands in search of botanical treasures - John the elder to Russia, the Near East, and North Africa, and John the younger to the new colony of Virginia. They worked for a series of eminent patrons including Robert Cecil, the Duke of Buckingham, and Charles I, for whom they supervised the creation of some of the great gardens of the period. Identifying the varieties of plants which were first grown by the Tradescants or introduced to the country by one of them, this study also features extensive appendices reproducing the complete texts of the Tradescants' lists of plants as well as the Musaeum Tradescantianum, the younger Tradescants' catalog of the museum collection. Each plant is identified with its modern botanical name, making this an essential work for all those interested in the history of gardening and British plants.
Strange Blooms
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Author : Jennifer Potter
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books Ltd
Release Date : 2014-07-03
Strange Blooms written by Jennifer Potter and has been published by Atlantic Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-03 with History categories.
In seventeenth-century Britain, a new breed of 'curious' gardeners were pushing at the frontiers of knowledge and new plants were stealing into Europe from East and West. John Tradescant and his son were at the vanguard of this change - as gardeners, as collectors and above all as exemplars of an age that began in wonder and ended with the dawning of science. Jennifer Potter's book vividly evokes the drama of their lives and takes its readers to the edge of an expanding universe. Strange Blooms is a magnificent pleasure for gardeners and non-gardeners alike. This 'wonderful book' (Jane Stevenson, Daily Telegraph) describes the remarkable lives and times of the John Tradescants.
Earthly Joys
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Author : Philippa Gregory
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2006-10-16
Earthly Joys written by Philippa Gregory and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-16 with Botanists categories.
A 17th century English gardener creates exotic gardens for the aristocracy. Through his eyes is seen the arrogance and corruption of the ruling class which led to civil war and the Cromwell dictatorship.
The Tradescants Orchard
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Author : Barrie Edward Juniper
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
The Tradescants Orchard written by Barrie Edward Juniper and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Art categories.
In the early seventeenth century there was eager interest, among the leisured classes, in fruits from the Mediterranean and beyond, not least for the kitchen gardens and orchards of England's grand houses. The volume of charming, vibrant, almost primitif watercolour paintings of orchard fruits on the branch, popularly known as 'Tradescants' Orchard', is a precious and fragile relic of this era of broadening horticultural horizons.This manuscript, traditionally associated with the renowned plantsmen, the John Tradescants, was among the eclectic collections of Elias Ashmole (1617-1692), which came to form the basis of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. Then, in 1860 it was transferred to the Bodleian Library. It has been quietly recognized as a mysterious treasure, yet the paintings raise many unanswered questions. Who painted them, and for whom? What was their purpose? Only one apple is represented - were there once others, now missing? Whose handwriting appears in the manuscript? Why did the artist paint wildlife such as birds, frogs and butterflies on many of the folios?All sixty-six of the original illustrations are reproduced here in facsimile for the first time, following a general introduction which maps out the mystery of why and how these beguiling watercolours came to be commissioned and made.
The Tradescants
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Author : Mea Allan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
The Tradescants written by Mea Allan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Horticulture categories.
Virgin Earth
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Author : Philippa Gregory
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2006-04-05
Virgin Earth written by Philippa Gregory and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04-05 with Fiction categories.
A colonist in Virginia falls for a Powhatan girl, and is drawn by their respect for nature.
The Tradescants At Lambeth
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Author : David J. Sturdy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
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Mus Um Tradescantianum Or A Collection Of Rarities
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Author : John Tradescant
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1656
Mus Um Tradescantianum Or A Collection Of Rarities written by John Tradescant and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1656 with Museums categories.
Shaping Remembrance From Shakespeare To Milton
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Author : Patricia Phillippy
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-06-14
Shaping Remembrance From Shakespeare To Milton written by Patricia Phillippy and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-14 with Literary Criticism categories.
A study of remembrance in post-Reformation England in religious and secular artworks and texts by Shakespeare, Milton, and women writers.
Tradescant S Rarities
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Author : Ashmolean Museum
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1983
Tradescant S Rarities written by Ashmolean Museum and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Art categories.
With a catalogue of the Surviving Early Collections