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The English Pleasure Garden: 1660-1860 (Shire Library)
Sarah-Jane Downing

Shire, 2009

During their heyday in the mid-eighteenth century the pleasure gardens were one of the hubs of polite society. Laid out with formal gardens and buildings for dining and amusement, the pleasure gardens were the scene of upper class exercise and entertainment. Most famous were Vauxhall Gardens, Cremorne Gardens and Ranelagh Gardens. In Bath, Sydney Gardens is the only English pleasure garden that has not since been closed and built over. This book ...

Fire And Stone: The Science of Fortress Warfare 1660-1860

5 reviews
Christopher Duffy

Book Sales, 2006

All you need to know about siege warfare
I felt comelled to write a review after seeing the one-star review. I just finished reading this book. I'm habituated to highlighting things of interest as I read, and in the course of reading this I went through two or three markers. Every paragraph is revealing, and the book is festooned with contemporary illustrations, many by the great Vauban himself. If you are a lazy reader you won't ...

Dublin 1660-1860: The Shaping of a City
Maurice Craig

Liberties Press, 2007

This highly illustrated book charts the evolution of Dublin into the city it is today.

Town and Countryside: The English Landowner in the National Economy, 1660-1860
C. W. Chalkin

Unwin Hyman, 1989

This is a collection of essays on the role of the landowner in the history of England's economic development, both that of the private landowner, and the effect of corporate landownership and corporate enterprise in the field of urban development.

Patterns of Fashion 1: 1660-1860

15 reviews
Janet Arnold

Drama Publishers, 1977

Exceptional
Janet Arnold is the preemminent clothing historian of our day. As with all of her books she has provided a concise reference to the garments of the period in question, listing the fabrics, colors and cuts that are appropriate for the given garments. Also typical of Arnold books is the scale patterns for the given garments in the back of each text, so, with an understanding of pattern drafting one ...

Hooks, Rings & Other Things: An Illustrated Index of New England Iron 1660-1860
Frank T. Barnes

Christopher Pub House, 1988

English Pottery Figures 1660-1860

John Tiranti Ltd., 1947

"An essay on fine glazed pottery figures made by English potters such as Whieldon,The Woods,Dwight and by the various works" Hardcover w/ jacket. Over 40 plates in B&W.

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