The landscape studies of Hayman Rooke (1723-1806) : antiquarianism, archaeology and natural history in the eighteenth century /
"After his military career, Major Hayman Rooke undertook detailed studies of landscape, ancient trees, natural history, meteorology, and ancient and Roman Britain. He was linked into a broad network of friends and correspondents, including landowners such as Earl Bathurst and the Duke of Portla...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Woodbridge :
The Boydell Press,
2019
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| Series: | Garden and landscape history
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| Summary: | "After his military career, Major Hayman Rooke undertook detailed studies of landscape, ancient trees, natural history, meteorology, and ancient and Roman Britain. He was linked into a broad network of friends and correspondents, including landowners such as Earl Bathurst and the Duke of Portland, and their agents (among them Humphry Repton); he was also connected to numerous learned societies. Information from these sources, coupled with his wide-ranging reading and first-hand observations, gave him a unique perspective on the landscape. This book examines Rooke's work, showing how landscapes were interpreted and understood in the eighteenth century; more broadly, it offers new insights into the antiquarian movement of the time. It is richly illustrated, making use of many of Rooke's own sketches and drawings."-- |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 212 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-209) and index |
| ISBN: | 1783274190 9781783274192 |
| ISSN: | 1758-518X |