[Ermine] Medieval gardening Book

having just been to the Cloisters garden.. this one caught my eye....

http://www.wwnorton.com/thames/501691.html  

will take you a page about a book on Medieval garden design and planting.

Here's the page:
The medieval garden offered pleasure, repose, and refreshment to the senses. In this delightful new book Sylvia Landsberg uses manuscript descriptions and other sources to paint a picture of the many different kinds of gardens that existed in medieval times, from the small enclosed herber with its plant borders, turf benches, and rose-covered trellises to the vast cultivated parks of the royalty and nobility.

The author combines her historical knowledge with the practical experience of having designed medieval gardens at various sites in England. She explains how she re-created Brother Cadfael's physic garden at Shrewsbury and Queen Eleanor's garden at Winchester; she then provides modern gardeners with detailed descriptions of layouts, the measurements of beds and lawns, and the types of tools required. Many of the plants found in medieval gardens--violet, lily, and columbine, sage, basil, and sorrel, pear, apple, and grapevine--are available today, and this book offers practical advice on how to construct typical medieval features in your own garden, such as a turf-covered brick bench or a vine-covered trellis.

Here's the book info:
Landsberg, Sylvia
The Medieval Garden

(1996)
(0-500-01691-7)

       $ 24.95
 
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