Strange Blooms. The Curious Lives and Adventures of the John Tradescants.
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"In seventeenth-century Britain, a new breed of 'curious' gardeners was pushing at the frontiers of knowledge and new plants were stealing into Europe from East and West. The man responsible for i...
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"In seventeenth-century Britain, a new breed of 'curious' gardeners was pushing at the frontiers of knowledge and new plants were stealing into Europe from East and West. The man responsible for introducing many if these plants to Britain was John Tradescant.His fabulous collection of curiousities and rare plants known as Tradescant's Ark, became Britain's first public museum. When Tradescant died, his son returned from plant-hunting in Virginia to inherit his father's collection and position as keeper of the royal vines, garderns and silkworms at Oatlands Palace." Pp.xxix/464, 18 black & white plates and 7 colour plates, plus many illustrations in the text. Green cloth, dustwrapper. VG/VG.
Product Info
ISBN: 1843543346
ISBN-13: 9781843543343
Publisher: London: Atlantic Books, 2006. 1843543346
Type: Used
Binding: Softcover
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