The Enclosure of Knowledge
The Enclosure of Knowledge

Author: James D. Fisher

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2022-07-21

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 1316517985

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The rise of agrarian capitalism in Britain is usually told as a story about markets, land, and wages. This study reveals that it was also about books, knowledge and expertise, challenging the dominant narrative of an agricultural 'enlightenment' and showing how farming books appropriated traditional knowledge in pre-industrial Britain.

The Story of the Garden
The Story of the Garden

Author: Eleanour Sinclair Rohde

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2018-02-22

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 152878359X

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“The Story of the Garden” provides a detailed history of the garden, exploring its origins and development throughout the ages. Contents include: “The Traditional Influence of Ancient Garden Lore”, “The Mediaeval Garden”, “The Tudor Age”, “Stuart Times”, “French and Dutch Influences”, “The Georgian Period”, “The Landscape School and the Victorian and Edwardian Eras”, “American Gardens”, “List of Plants from 'The Feate of Gardening, by Mayster Ion Gardener”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction. This book was first published in 1932.