{"product_id":"lost-gardens-of-london-9781738487806","title":"Lost Gardens of London","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Todd Longstaffe-Gowan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Modern Art Press, Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Modern Art Press, Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Pictorial\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA celebration of London's vast and varied garden legacy, but with an unexpected focus on those gardens that have either vanished or changed beyond recognition over the centuries\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLost Gardens of London \u003c\/i\u003epays tribute to the evanescence of London's vast and varied garden legacy. Todd Longstaffe-Gowan explores gardens that range in date from the sixteenth to the twenty-first century, and from the capital's humble allotments and gardens behind terraced houses to defunct squares, amateur botanical gardens and aviaries, princely pleasure grounds, royal-palace gardens, artists' gardens and private menageries--gardens that either no longer exist or are unrecognisable today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Our fascination with lost gardens is often fuelled by our interest in reconstructing worlds that supply us with a powerful means of making sense of the past, and a way of reading history. In this beautiful and evocative book, illustrated with a variety of images including watercolours, coloured engravings, and photographs, Longstaffe-Gowan reminds us of what a precious asset gardened green space is, and how it has contributed over the centuries to the quality of life and well-being of generations of inhabitants of the Metropolis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Distributed for Modern Art Press \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Garden Museum, London \u003cbr\u003e (23 October 2024-2 March 2025)","brand":"Modern Art Press, Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45037206175895,"sku":"9781738487806","price":2372.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781738487806.webp?v=1769214534","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/lost-gardens-of-london-9781738487806","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}