false 2730457 4 <p>As well as food and medicine, the medieval garden provided pleasure, repose and refreshment to the senses. From detailed manuscript descriptions and illustrations, Sylvia Landsberg builds up a picture of the various styles of garden from the small enclosed herber with plant borders, turf benches, and rose-covered trellises, to the vast cultivated parks of royalty and nobility. Amongst the species she finds in a fifteenth-century plant inventory are the familiar violet, lily and columbine, sage, basil and sorrel, pear, apple and vine, all still available to the modern gardener.</p><p>Combining her historical knowledge with practical experience of recreating medieval gardens in various sites in England, Landsberg explains how she designed Queen Eleanor's garden at Winchester and Brother Cadfael's physic garden at Shrewsbury. She gives detailed descriptions of layouts, the measurements of beds, and the types of tools required. Landsberg also presents the marvelous medieval gardeners calendar, illustrated in the twelve 'Occupations of the Months.' Uniquely, the book offers practical advice on how to create typical medieval features, making it an interesting and unusual gift for any keen gardener.</p> 2756092 1996 The Medieval Garden total:3|4:2|3:1| 3 11 9 1 0 0 false false Mon Apr 06 04:16:21 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 04:17:22 -0700 2009 Abe.]]> 0 0 false false Fri Jul 10 09:07:32 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 09:07:32 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri May 08 16:02:37 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 20:16:17 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 16:02:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 11 01:19:30 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 01:19:30 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Feb 26 17:59:18 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 17:59:18 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 27 23:19:24 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 00:23:41 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Feb 26 07:33:09 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 07:33:16 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Feb 25 06:20:44 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 06:20:44 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sat Feb 02 13:42:29 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 13:42:29 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6382974