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1	Garden Party: Collected Writings 1979-1999 more books like this by Roy C Strong, Julia Trevelyan Oman (Illustrator) add to wishlist A collection of Sir Roy Strong's articles on all aspects of gardens and gardening. A mixture of old and new, the articles offer lively insights and embrace a wide cultural perspective. From "what is a garden?", Strong moves on to look at the art of gardening in relation to other arts such as embroidery, cookery, history and politics. He takes the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.98! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Artist and the Garden more books like this by Roy C Strong add to wishlist This volume gathers together and examines a collection of English gardens rendered by artists from 1540 to the early 19th century. It surveys garden pictures ranging from Elizabethan miniatures to 18th-century alfresco conversation pieces, discussing the genre's beginning and development. see all copies from $4.97! new only from $47.00! \| first editions
3	Creating Small Gardens more books like this by Ltd Strong Royopus, Roy C. Strong add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00!
4	The Garden Trellis more books like this by Roy Strong add to wishlist This series from Pavilion highlights a unique approach to detailed garden design through an attractive combination of close-up photographs and informative text. Published as a set of pocket-sized books, this series is specially designed to lead the eye straight to the heart of the garden, focusing on those individual details so important to the ... see all copies from $1.99!
5	A small garden designer's handbook more books like this by Roy C Strong add to wishlist The author looks at the many elements which make up a garden - paths, paving, steps, walls, hedges, fences, pergolas, arches, arbors, water, obelisks, sundials and statuary. There is a section on training plants and the book is extensively illustrated with photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.95! \| first editions
6	Ornament in the Small Garden more books like this by Roy Strong add to wishlist Ornamental features, whether they are purely decorative or also have a practical purpose, are the most immediate way of bringing distinctive character to a small garden. Traditional statues and urns, quirky cut-out figures, brightly painted plant supports, evocative lettering - all bring pleasure throughout the year. What is more, garden ornament ... see all copies from $6.62! new only from $6.62! \| first editions
7	Creating Formal Gardens more books like this by Roy C Strong add to wishlist A look at the new formalism in garden design, which demands the maintenance of accurate patterns and shapes throughout the seasons. There are photographs of both historic and modern gardens, and explanations of the different elements that lend a formal tone. see all copies from $2.51! first editions
8	Splendor at court; Renaissance spectacle and the theater of power more books like this by Roy C. Strong add to wishlist see all copies from $4.00! first editions
9	Art and Power: Renaissance Festivals 1450-1650 more books like this by Roy C Strong add to wishlist A work of great learning and skilful synthesis, beautifully illustrated - "Sunday Times". The spectacular festivals mounted by the princes of the Renaissance were both a marriage of the arts and a complex and subtle expression of political theory. From the Renaissance festivals ballet, opera and even the proscenium arch theatre are derived. ... see all copies from $18.90!
10	Small Period Gardens more books like this by Roy C Strong add to wishlist see all copies from $5.36!
11	The Renaissance Garden in England more books like this by Roy C Strong (Preface by) add to wishlist The great formal gardens of Tudor and Stuart England are a lost art form. This book sets out to evoke both the people and the ideas that led to the creation of the English Renaissance garden. The great formal gardens of Tudor and Stuart England are a totally lost art form. Swept away by the exponents of the landscape style in the 18th century, ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $24.45! \| SVS
12	Lost Treasures of Britain more books like this by Roy C Strong add to wishlist Britain is a country whose history can still be experienced and enjoyed by visiting the great castles, cathedrals, country houses and gardens of the past and by viewing the many historic works of art in museums and galleries. But while much survives, much too has been lost. Through the iconoclasm of the Reformation in the 16th century, the Civil ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.94! \| first editions
13	Tudor & Jacobean portraits more books like this by Roy C. Strong, National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain) add to wishlist see all copies from $38.99! first editions
14	A celebration of gardens more books like this by Roy Strong add to wishlist This is an anthology of writing about gardens and gardening. Gardens in the imagination, gardens in literature, famous English and non-English gardens, famous gardeners, garden weather, garden work, garden revels, flowers, vegetables, shrubs, grottos, ha-has and statues are all included in this book. Sir Roy Strong is the presenter of the "Royal ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.78! \| first editions
15	Cecil Beaton: The Royal Portraits more books like this by Roy C Strong add to wishlist Britain's court photographer, Cecil Beaton captures, with the eye of a genius, not only the history, the romance, the majestic grandeur, but also the human side of five decades of the Royal Family. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $59.50! \| first editions
16	Country Life, 1897-1997 more books like this by Roy C. Strong add to wishlist For 100 years, "Country Life" magazine has presented an image of rural life in Britain for readers at home and abroad. To celebrate the centenary, this book offers an analysis of the magazine's changing role over the years, from the "Arcadian" era before World War I, through the changes wrought by governments and by social movements, to the ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $19.47! \| signed copies \| first editions
17	Elizabeth R more books like this by Roy C. Strong add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
18	The Spirit of Britain: A Narrative History of the Arts more books like this by Roy C Strong add to wishlist After telling the two-thousand-year-old history of Britain in The Story of Britain, a book widely hailed as an "instant classic", Sir Roy Strong now follows up with an accomplishment of even greater ambition -- the story of the incredible explosion of creative energy that has shaped Britain's cultural identity since Roman times. In a continuous ... see all copies from $2.55! new only from $41.00! \| first editions
19 view cover	Successful Small Gardens: New Designs for Time-Conscious Gardeners more books like this by Roy C Strong add to wishlist Containing ideas and advice, this book is aimed at those who want a garden that will respond to the time that they can devote to its upkeep. It contains 20 garden designs divided into those requiring low, medium or relatively high maintenance and ranging from an elegant parterre to a reflective water-garden, each one presented with annotated ... see all copies from $5.65! new only from $21.01! \| first editions
20 view cover	A Country Life: At Home in the English Countryside more books like this by Sir Roy Strong add to wishlist Roy Strong writes, in diary format, about life at his country house, Laskett, in Herefordshire. His cat dies and two new kittens are acquired, the daffodils bloom, winter arrives.... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.74! \| first editions
21 view cover	Roy Strong Diaries 1967-1987 - H more books like this by Roy C Strong add to wishlist These diaries date from the beginning of Strong's career at the National Portrait Gallery. They report all facets of his life - both the political arts necessary to increase the purchase grants and the luncheons and dinners attended. see all copies from $11.99! first editions
22	Mary Queen of Scots: more books like this by Roy C. Strong, Julia Trevelyan Oman add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Do Not Disturb more books like this by Gianni Versace, Roy Strong add to wishlist Gianni Versace's homes--the lakeside villa in Como, the baroque palazzo in Via Gesu, his sun-filled deco fantasy in Miami, and his neoclassical Manhattan touwnhouse--reflect his sensual appreciation of style, comfort, and beauty. Do Not Disturb provides a playful peek behind the closed doors of Versace's homes, as seen through the lens of some of ... see all copies from $30.57! new only from $79.98! \| first editions
24 view cover	Henry Prince of Wales more books like this by Roy C Strong add to wishlist A remarkable achievement. ' Christopher Hill, NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOK. When the eighteen-year-old Henry, Prince of Wales, died in November 1612, the hopes of a new generation had been dashed. For the Prince, eldest son of James I, and brother of the future Charles I, epitomized the yearning of those who wished England to lead Protestant Europe in ... see all copies from $5.37! new only from $23.05!
25	And When Did You Last See Your Father?: The Victorian Painter and British History more books like this by Roy C Strong add to wishlist see all copies from $2.20! new only from $2.55! \| first editions \| SVS

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