Book ID: 75874
O'Malley, T. and J. Wolschke - Bulmahn (eds.)
John Evelyn's 'ELYSSUM BRITANNICUM' and European Gardening. 1998. (Colloquium on the History of Landscape Architecture Series, vol. 17). illus. VII, 310 p.
Evelyn's unpublished manuscript of almost a thousand pages ofdensely packed drafts, rewrites, and projects, was perhaps something ofan enigma to his contemporaries, who nevertheless urged its publication.It remains for scholars today a treasure-trove of fascinating insightson Evelyn and his milieu. The contributors to this volume approachEvelyn and his work from diverse disciplines, including architecturaland intellectual history and the histories of science, agriculture,gardens, and literature.