John Evelyn's "Elysium Britannicum" and European gardening
By: edited by Therese O'Malley and Joachim Wolschke-Bulmahn.
Contributors: O'Malley, Therese.; Wolschke-Bulmahn, Joachim.; Dumbarton Oaks Colloquium on the History of Landscape Architecture (17th : 1993)
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
Subjects: Evelyn, John, 1620-1706.; Gardens -- England -- Design -- History -- 17th century.; Gardens -- Europe -- Design -- History -- 17th century.; Landscape architecture -- England -- History -- 17th century.; Landscape architecture -- Europe -- History -- 17th century.
Description: "John Evelyn (1620-1706), an English virtuoso and writer, was a pivotal figure in seventeenth-century intellectual life in England. He left an immensely rich literary heritage, which is of great significance for scholars interested in garden history and the histories of intellectual life and architecture." "Evelyn is perhaps best known for Sylva, a compilation of thoughts on practical estate management, gardening, and philosophy, and the first book published by the Royal Society in London. "Elysium Britannicum," Evelyn's unpublished manuscript of almost a thousand pages of densely packed drafts, rewrites, and projects, was perhaps something of an enigma to his contemporaries, who nevertheless urged its publication." "The contributors to this volume approach Evelyn and his work from diverse disciplines, including architectural and intellectual history and the histories of science, agriculture, gardens, and literature. They present a rich picture of the "Elysium Britannicum" as one of the central documents of late European humanism."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Selected papers from the 17th Dumbarton Oaks Colloquium on the History of Landscape Architecture held in May 1993.