The Wonder of the North :Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal - National Trust Monographs

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Author: Mark Newman
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Mark Newman

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The Wonder of the North :Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal - National Trust Monographs

Mark Newman(Author)

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Published: 15 October, 2015

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A history and tour of this exceptionally beautiful designed landscape in North Yorkshire. Dubbed "the Wonder of the North" in 1732, the National Trust's Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Estate (now a World Heritage Site) encompasses one of the largest, most magnificent and beautiful designed landscapes ever created. This richly illustrated volume charts the landscape's history from the first arrival of prehistoric hunters, via medieval monasticism, the Dissolution of the monasteries, eighteenth-century aestheticism and scandal, and the first ages of mass tourism, to the present day. At the heart of the story lies the rise and fall of England's largest Cistercian monastery and how that shaped the origins of the Aislabie family's breathtaking gardens. Their Studley Royalwas at the forefront of every emergent landscape gardening fashion between 1670 and 1800. The book also describes the dramatic history of the family and the monumental scale of their achievements in this field, extending over many dozens of square miles of North Yorkshire - far beyond the limits of the garden as it is seen today (reduced to serve the more limited needs of Victorian day-trippers). The Wonder of the North brings social and garden history together with archaeology to reveal Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal - too often seen as "just" a ruined medieval monastery - as one of the world's greatest artistic creations. Mark Newman has been the National Trust's archaeological adviser for Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal estate since 1988. He was also resident there, living in Fountains Hall from 1988-1995.

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Type	Book
ISBN13	9781843838838
ISBN10	1843838834
Number Of Pages	406
Item Weight	1952 g
Publisher / Reseller	Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format	hardback

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[A] uniquely complete and beautiful book...The book is produced to the very high standards which we expect of Boydell. * NORTHERN HISTORY *
A fascinating story, not only of a garden and the historical events that affected its development, but of the people who created it. It is also a beautifully produced book - thoughtfully laid out in manageable chapters that take you through the history of this World Heritage site..Anyone interested in garden history will not be disappointed. * ENGLISH GARDEN *
This is a sumptuous volume that does justice to a place whose splendour has been acknowledged by its designation as a World Heritage Site. * FOLLIES MAGAZINE *
This thorough and illuminating history...is a welcome addition to the history of the English landscape garden. * COUNTRY LIFE *

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The Wonder of the North :Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal - National Trust Monographs

Mark Newman

5.00 ( 4 Ratings by Goodreads)