gardening-bib - 6/3/99 A bibliography of books concerning medieval gardening by Raisya Khorivovna. NOTE: See also the files: p-herbals-msg, forestry-msg, herb-uses-msg, roses-art, seeds-msg, p-agriculture-bib, gardens-msg, mandrake-art, herbs-msg. ************************************************************************ NOTICE - This article was submitted to me by the author for inclusion in this set of files, called Stefan's Florilegium. These files are available on the Internet at: http://www.florilegium.org Copyright to the contents of this file remains with the author. While the author will likely give permission for this work to be reprinted in SCA type publications, please check with the author first or check for any permissions granted at the end of this file. Thank you, Mark S. Harris...AKA:..Stefan li Rous stefan at florilegium.org ************************************************************************ This is a partial bibliography of gardening books. Don't overlook - Period herbals, illuminations and miniatures (these frequently include identifiable plants). Raisya Khorivovna ______________________ A. Good general books: THE MEDIEVAL GARDEN, Landsberg, Sylvia, New York: Thames and Hudson - an excellent and well researched book, she emphasized English gardens. SWEET HERBS AND SUNDRY FLOWERS, Bayard, Tania, 1985, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - This focuses mostly on herbs, it appears to be based on good research. A HISTORY OF GARDENS AND GARDENING, Hyam, Edward, 1971, New York: Praeger Publishers, Inc. - this is an older book, and not one of my favorites, but there are some excellent copies of period drawings and paintings. GARDENING THROUGH THE AGES, Hobhouse, Penelope, 1997, New York, Barnes and Noble Books - this is a wonderful overview of gardening, wonderful introduction to the history of gardening. MEDIAEVAL GARDENS, John Harvey, 1981 (ISBN 0-7134-2396-x) - this one was highly recommended to me, but I have to admit I haven't looked through it. THE COUNTRYSIDE OF MEDIEVAL ENGLAND, Astill, Grenville, and Grant, Annie, 1988, Oxford: Blackwell Pulbishers - This is a collection of essays from specialists, a very scholarly book with lots of tables and charts. An outstanding source with material that contradicts some commonly held notions. _____________________ B. Period sources THE ARTE OF GARDENING, Hill, Thomas, 1978, Norwood: Walter Johnson, Inc. - This was first published in about 1568, it's a wonderful source of 16th century English gardening techniques. FIVE HUNDRED POINTS OF GOOD HUSBANDRY, Tusser, Thomas, (1580) 1984, Oxford: Oxford University Press - This is all done in rhyme, a calender of an English farmer's year. FOUR SEASONS OF THE HOUSE OF CERUTTI, Arano, Luisa Cogliati, 1976, New York: Facts on File - This is a reprint of a medieval health manual, about 14th century Italian. While it's not actually about gardening, the miniatures depict the plants and many details of their care and harvest. A MEDIEVAL HOME COMPANION, Bayard, Tania, 1991, New York: Harper Collins Publ. Inc. - A translation of excerpts from a 14th century French manuscript, it includes a chapter on gardening. HORTULUS, Strabo, Walahfrid, translated by Raef Payne, 1966, Pittsburgh: The Hunt Botanical Library - 9th century poems about gardening (Swiss). THE PLAN OF ST. GALL, Horn, Born, and Price, 1982, Berkeley: University of California Press - This analysis of a 9th century Swiss monastery plan includes details of the vegetable garden, the orchard, and the medicinal garden. ____________________ C. Period books that I can't locate FOURE BOOKES OF HUSBANDRY or possibly THE WHOLE ART AND TRADE OF HUSBANDRY, 1577, Conrad Heresbach (Eng. trans - 1614, Barnaby Googe) MAISON RUSTIQUE OR THE COUNTREY FARME, 1554, Charles Estienne (Eng. trans - 1600, Richard Surflet) THE MANOR FARM, 1589, Francis Henry Cripps-Day (?possibly printed by Walter de Henley or James Bellot, 1931, London: B. Quartich Ltd.) ON HUSBANDRY, Rutilius Passadius, from the unique ms. of about 1420 A.D. in Colchester Castle, possible edition by Barton Lodgel in 1873 and/or 1879, London: N. Tribner Co. Several other possible editions. A BOOKE OF THE ARTE AND MANNER..., 1569 and/or 1596, Leonard Mascall DE HISTORIA STIRPIUM, 1542, Leonhart Fuch FITZHERBERTS BOOKE OF HUSBANDRIE, 1598, John Fitx-Herbert, London _________________ D. General books I know nothing about THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH HERB GARDEN, Kay Sanecki, 1992 (ISBN 0-7063-6990-4) BROTHER CADFAEL'S HERB GARDEN, Robin Whitemar MEDIEVAL ENGLISH GARDENS, Teresa McLean, 1981 (ISBN 0-7126-3537-8) IN A MONASTERY GARDEN, Peplow, Elizabeth and Reginald, 1988 (ISBN 0-7153-8966-1) ROMAN GARDENS, Woodman, Marian, 1987, Corinium Museum Publ. SHAKESPEARE'S FLOWERS, Fox, Dr. Levi, 1990, Jarrold Publ. THE SHAKESPEARIAN GARDENS, Fox, Dr. Levi, 1985 ------- Copyright 1999 by Robin L. Roe, Rt 1 Box 10 Rodeo Rd, Waller, TX 77484. The author prefers contact by email at: Raisya at aol.com if at all possible rather than by regular mail. Permission is granted for republication in SCA-related publications, provided the author is credited and receives a copy. If this article is reprinted, I would appreciate a notice in the publication that the article was found in the Florilegium and an email notifying me about the reprinting. - editor. Edited by Mark S. 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