Garden History of Devon: An Illustrated Guide to Sources

About this book

A reference guide to historical sources for over 200 Devon gardens, "Garden History of Devon "also provides an introduction for would-be garden historians on how to conduct garden research. The book is the result of an exploration of the archival resources of Devon's garden history, the objective being to provide signposts to research material for those interested in the development of Devon's gardens. Each entry begins with a brief section describing the garden's history, supplemented with quotations from contemporary travellers and diarists; following the descriptive sections are listings of documents, printed sources and illustrations relating to the garden. The greater part of this material is unknown to garden historians.

Contents

List of Illustrations, vii; Foreword, xi; Acknowledgements, xiii; Location of Record Offices and Libraries, xiv; List of Abbreviations, xvi; Introduction, 1; Devon's garden history, 3; Devon's gardens and the surviving documents, 10; Beginning garden research in Devon, 19; Using the Guide, 25; Garden descriptions, 26; Documentary sources, 27; Printed sources, 28; Illustrations, 29; Appendices, 31; Note on editorial policy, 31; The Gardens, 33; Appendices; Appendix One. Devon places and gardens visited by Revd John Swete as noted in his travel journals, 1789-1804, 245; Appendix Two. Allotment gardens in Devon, 247; Appendix Three. Devon nurseries and market-gardens, 249; Appendix Four. Devon garden societies, 250; Appendix Five. Miscellaneous Devon records, 251; Index, 252.

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