Designs Upon the Land: Elite Landscapes of the Middle Ages

by Oliver H. Creighton

A wide-ranging and accessibly written account of designed medieval landscapes.

The phrase designed landscape is generally associated with the great parks and gardens of the post-medieval period, with grand country houses surrounded by parkland, such as Chatsworth and Longleat. However, recent research hasmade it clear that its origins lie much further back than that, in the middle ages, and numerous examples have been identified. This book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843838257
• ISBN13: 9781843838258
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"