Repton’s Red Book of Shrublands
| HOLLIS Number | |
|---|---|
| Contributors |
Repton, Humphry, 1752-1818
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| Publication |
[Place of publication not identified]:
[publisher not identified],
[1789?]
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Description
[10] p., [1] leaf of plates, bound : map ; 34 cm.
Title from caption on p. [1] of ms.
Date from p. [1] of ms.
Brown ink on cream-colored paper.
Paper watermarked: Britannia.
Ms. copy in unidentified hand of Repton's "Red book" for Shrubland (Suffolk, England).
Sir William Middleton (1748–1829) purchased the Shrubland estate in 1788 and in the same year commissioned Repton to suggest improvements to the property.
Language
English
Subject
Landscape architecture -- England -- Suffolk -- Early works to 1800.;
Gardens -- England -- Suffolk -- Early works to 1800.;
Gardens -- Design.;
Shrubland Park (England)