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Monthly Archives: September 2016
A History of Gardening in England
The author of this work, Alicia Amherst, was subject more than most to changes of nomenclature. Her father was William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst (1835–1909). His father was William George Daniel-Tyssen, but in 1852 both father and son had taken the name … Continue reading
Posted in Bibliography, Botany, Gardens, London, Natural history
Tagged Alicia Amherst, gardening, history of gardening, London parks and gardens
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The King’s Faithful Servant
Rustat Road in Cambridge is where, in a former century, one used to go and pay one’s water rates to the Cambridge Water Company. I haven’t been able to find a picture of the building online, but I have a … Continue reading
Posted in Biography, Cambridge, History, London, Uncategorized
Tagged Cambridge, Charles II, Chelsea, Grinling Gibbons, Jesus College, Royal Hospital, Tobias Rustat
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Plant Of The Month: September
Bramble or blackberry, friend or foe? I can afford to regard the bramble as a friend because I don’t have any in my garden. Another (human) friend, who is slowly reclaiming an overgrown allotment, reports that brambles (along with nettles … Continue reading
Details, Details …
In the Eremitani Museum in Padua the other day, I was struck (as so often) by some of the details in the paintings on display as much as by the overall effect of a particular composition. Take this clog (left), … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, History, Museums and Galleries, Venice
Tagged Accademia, art, Carpaccio, Cima da Conegliano, Hieronymus Bosch, Titian, Venice, Veronese
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Il Primo Orto Botanico
The Botanical Garden of the University of Padua, set up by a decree of the Republic of Venice in 1545, is the oldest in the world. Well, actually, the University of Pisa founded its in 1544, but it moved site … Continue reading
Posted in Botany, Gardens, History, Natural history, Venice
Tagged biodiversity, botanic gardens, Padua
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