Travel Report An Apprenticeship in the Earl of Derby's Kitchen Gardens and Greenhouses at Knowsley, England |
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Author:
| Jancke, Hans |
Editor:
| Wolschke-Bulmahn, Joachim |
Translator:
| Hale, Mic |
Foreword by:
| Beardsley, John |
Series title: | Ex Horto: Dumbarton Oaks Texts in Garden and Landscape Studies |
ISBN: | 978-0-88402-389-0 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
Publisher: | Dumbarton Oaks
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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This illustrated volume presents the never-before-published travel report by the Prussian court gardener Hans Jancke. Describing his 1874-1875 apprenticeship in England, the report contains extensive plant lists, measured drawings, and detailed descriptions of the horticultural regimens observed in the Knowsley Estate's gardens and greenhouses.
This illustrated volume presents the never-before-published travel report by the Prussian court gardener Hans Jancke. Describing his 1874-1875 apprenticeship in England, the report contains extensive plant lists, measured drawings, and detailed descriptions of the horticultural regimens observed in the Knowsley Estate's gardens and greenhouses.