In a Monastery Garden

Great Britain: David & Charles, 1988. Hardback. First Edition. Slightly sunned spine to D/J. In this celebration of the monastery garden the authors trace the fascinating history and look at a wide variety of gardens and themes - always bearing in mind those who want to get the best out of a visit, and those ever eager to gain hints on design and methods for their own garden. With the aid of specially prepared plans, drawings, and photographs the book illustrates the growth and importance of individual and communal gardens at monastic establishments up to the time of the disolution while tracing the history of monastic influence, much of the information being based on original research. Bringing the story up to date, the authors provide an excellent guide to those sites offering much that is new to the observant vivistor today. There are also lists of the types of plants grown and used (in monastic days), a gazetteer of sites to visit and what to look for, and a glossary of monastic terms. This thematic and inspirational study of bygone days is specifically aimed at the practical benefit of today's reader. Illustrated. 184 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.). First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Ron Tiner, Susan Claypole, Joyce Tuhill. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hadrback.