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Gardener's Labyrinth by Thomas Hill (1988, Hardcover)

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The Gardeners Labyrinth was the first popular gardening book published in the English language, appearing around 1577.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-10019217763X

ISBN-139780192177636

eBay Product ID (ePID)4038257835

Product Key Features

Book TitleGardener's Labyrinth

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral

Publication Year1988

IllustratorYes

GenreGardening

AuthorThomas Hill

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight28.4 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN87-011174

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition19

Dewey Decimal635

SynopsisLavishly illustrated with beautiful color reproductions of Renaissance artwork--including oil paintings and stained glass windows--and with over a hundred black-and-white drawings, this classic gardening book, now over four hundred years old, offers a delightful view of how Elizabethan gardeners practiced their craft. The Gardener's Labyrinth was the first popular gardening book published in the English language, appearing around 1577. Surprisingly enough, much of Hill's practical advice is still relevant today--indeed, one of the charms of the book is to see how far back some traditional gardening tips go. But Hill was also an astrologer, and it is striking to find, among detailed accounts of the varieties of soil and the qualities of herbs, complex zodiacal schemes for planting and harvestings, and bizarre suggestions for deterring pests and controlling the weather. Based on the 1652 edition, this volume retains the original spelling and includes a glossary of unfamiliar, vernacular, or obsolete gardening terms., Lavishly illustrated with beautiful color reproductions of Renaissance artwork--including oil paintings and stained glass windows--and with over a hundred black-and-white drawings, this classic gardening book, now over four hundred years old, offers a delightful view of how Elizabethan gardeners practiced their craft. The Gardener's Labyrinth was the first popular gardening book published in the English language, appearing around 1577. From the very first pages, The Labyrinth's descriptions--how to test soil between the fingers, build a rose arch, or mulch a vegetable bed--leave no doubt that Thomas Hill was a man who loved to get his hands dirty. Surprisingly enough, much of Hill's practical advice is still relevant today--indeed, one of the charms of the book is to see how far back some traditional gardening tips go. But Hill was also an astrologer, and it is striking to find, among detailed accounts of the varieties of soil and the qualities of herbs, complex zodiacal schemes for planting and harvesting, and bizarre suggestions for deterring pests and controlling the weather.

LC Classification NumberSB453.3.G7