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Total number of records: 49

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection49
Herbert Read Collection15
English Literature4
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
gardening19
gardens17
landscape gardening7
agriculture5
architecture, domestic5
botanical gardens4
botany4
historic buildings4
country life3
palaces3

Count of Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain4
Norfolk (England)2
England1
Norfolk Island1
Sofiero Gardens (Sweden)1
Southampton (England)1
White-Knights (Estate : Berkshire)1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Bradley, Richard (1688-1732)5
Rapin, Rene (1621-1687)4
Gardiner, James (1732)3
Kip, Johannes3
Kip, Johannes (1653-1722)3
Knyff, Leonard3
Knyff, Leonard (1650-1721)3
Barker, Hf2
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)2
Browne, Sir Thomas (1605-1682)2

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From 16004
From 170014
From 180010
From 190017

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Up to 179914
Up to 189910
Up to 199916
Up to latest1

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A history of British gardening

Hadfield, Miles (1982)

1969

Rev. ed. Gardening in Britain, London, Hutchinson, 1960. Two plans on lining papers.

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The English garden

Hyams, Edward (1910-1975)

1964

Includes indexes.

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Brihuega : los jardines de la Fábrica de Paños

Spain. Junta Central del Tesoro Artístico (Valencia)

1937

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Encyclopedia of modern gardening

Harvey, N P (1915-)

c1965

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Four hedges : a gardener's chronicle

Leighton, Clare (1898-1989)

1935

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The English garden

Dutton, Ralph (1898-1985)

1950

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Of gardens : Four books first written in Latine verse by Renatus Rapinus, and now made English by J.E

Rapin, René (1621-1687); Evelyn, John (1655-1699)

1673

A translation of: Hortorum. Printers' names from Wing CD. One of three imprint variants of this edition; the other two are dated 1672. Keynes calls for an errata leaf inserted between Q7-8. The ...

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Rapin of gardens : a Latin poem in four books

Rapin, René (1621-1687); Gardiner, James (1732)

[1706]

First edition. Publisher's booklist [5pp.] at end.

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Rapin of gardens : a Latin poem in four books : English'd by Mr. Gardiner

Rapin, René (1621-1687); Gardiner, James (1732); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Barker, HF

1728

Plates by L Cheron and E Kirkall.

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