The John Tradescants: Gardeners to the Rose and Lily Queen

by Prudence Leith-Ross

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0720612462
• ISBN13: 9780720612462
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
• Length: 341 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.5"