Book ID: 88988
Christianson, C. Paul
The Riverside Gardens of Thomas More's London. 2005. 40 col. illustr. 80 b/w illustr. 160 p. gr8vo. Cloth.
All but forgottentoday, eight historic gardens that once flourished along the length ofthe Thames in early Tudor London are here historically recreated and analyzed in this richly illustrated book. The stories of these long - lost gardens shed new light not only on London's garden history and thatof its first gardeners but also on the lives and outlooks of some of themost important figures within and around the court of Henry VIII.