Medieval Parks of Hertfordshire
Author:   Anne Rowe
Publisher:   University of Hertfordshire Press
Edition:   2nd New edition
ISBN:  

9781912260102


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   28 March 2019
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Anne Rowe
Publisher:   University of Hertfordshire Press
Imprint:   Hertfordshire Publications
Edition:   2nd New edition
ISBN:  

9781912260102


ISBN 10:   1912260107
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   28 March 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

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Part I. Introduction: Medieval parks of Hertfordshire Hertfordshire – a parky county? The sources The chronology of medieval park creation in Hertfordshire The longevity of Hertfordshire’s medieval parks The park creators The spatial relationship between the lord’s residence and his park The geographical distribution of medieval parks in Hertfordshire The distribution of woodland Settlement patterns and lordship Parks in the Hertfordshire landscape The park residents The economic viability of parks Park management Park lodges Park personnel Part II. Gazetteer of medieval parks in Hertfordshire Introduction Gazetteer

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`A positive treasure trove of information both on individual parks and on the workings of medieval parklands generally’ — Essex Gardens Trust; `Rowe takes a refreshing look at the origins, distribution and functions of early parks and is not afraid to challenge the findings of some well-respected landscape historians’ — Institute for Garden and Landscape History; `In many respects it is a model for future local studies’ — Journal of Historical Geography; `Excellent and beautifully produced’ — The Local Historian; `To create such a comprehensive regional overview based on evidence at the individual site level and gleaned from enquiries into local, regional and even national archives, requires patience, inspiration, dedication, and tenacity’ — Journal of Rural History


`A positive treasure trove of information both on individual parks and on the workings of medieval parklands generally' - Essex Gardens Trust; `Rowe takes a refreshing look at the origins, distribution and functions of early parks and is not afraid to challenge the findings of some well-respected landscape historians' - Institute for Garden and Landscape History; `In many respects it is a model for future local studies' - Journal of Historical Geography; `Excellent and beautifully produced' - The Local Historian; `To create such a comprehensive regional overview based on evidence at the individual site level and gleaned from enquiries into local, regional and even national archives, requires patience, inspiration, dedication, and tenacity' - Journal of Rural History


Author Information

Anne Rowe is a freelance landscape historian. As well as being the autho r of Tudor and Early Stuart Parks of Hertfordshire (2019), she is the co-author, with Tom Williamson, of Hertfordshire: A landscape history (University of Hertfordshire Press, 2013). She co-ordinates the research work of the Hertfordshire Gardens Trust, is president of the East Herts Archaeological Society and lectures on various aspects of the county’s landscape and garden history.

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