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aristocratic enjoyment
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castles
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Chatsworth
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deer parks
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Designed landscapes
doves
elite appearance
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gardens
grand country houses
great parks
key sites
lakes
Language_English
Longleat
manor houses
maps
medieval landscapes
monastic institutions
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palaces
peacocks
photographs
plans
ponds
post-medieval period
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rabbits
sensory enjoyment
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swans
walkways
Product details
- ISBN 9781843838258
- Weight: 488g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 18 Apr 2013
- Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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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 offers the first full-length survey of designed medieval landscapes, not just the settings for castles, but for palaces, manor houses and monastic institutions. Gardens and pleasure grounds gave their owners sensory enjoyment; lakes, ponds and walkways created routes of approach that displayed residences to best effect;deer parks were stunning backdrops and venues for aristocratic enjoyment; and peacocks, swans, rabbits and doves were some of the many species which lent these landscapes their elite appearance. Richly illustrated with plans, maps, and photographs of key sites showing what can still be seen today.
Oliver H. Creighton is Associate Professor in Archaeology, University of Exeter .
