Folio Archives 389: The Making of the English Landscape by W. G. Hoskins - 2005
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The Making of the English Landscape by W. G. Hoskins - 2005
Written in 1955, but revised in 1977, the story of how the landscape of England has, or has not, changed is quite interesting.
The fact that some fields, particularly in Cornwall, have the same boundaries now as they had 3000 years ago, well before the Romans, is quite amazing. On the other hand, the destruction of the landscape in industrial and urban areas is also documented, as is the enclosure of land in the 18th. and 19th. Century.
I found the earlier chapters quite interesting, but the book became more turgid as I read on, and I found myself using the picture captions as a guide and only diving into the text for a paragraph or three when I found interesting tit-bits.
The book is profusely illustrated with 82 monochrome integrated photos, and 17 maps and diagrams.
There is an eight page introduction by Keith Thomas and an author’s introduction written in 1976. The endpapers are speckled brown and the xxix + 280 page book is bound in brown cloth blocked with a brown photo image on cover and spine. The plain dark brown slipcase measures 27.1x19.8cm.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the "Folio Archives" series can be viewed here.
Written in 1955, but revised in 1977, the story of how the landscape of England has, or has not, changed is quite interesting.
The fact that some fields, particularly in Cornwall, have the same boundaries now as they had 3000 years ago, well before the Romans, is quite amazing. On the other hand, the destruction of the landscape in industrial and urban areas is also documented, as is the enclosure of land in the 18th. and 19th. Century.
I found the earlier chapters quite interesting, but the book became more turgid as I read on, and I found myself using the picture captions as a guide and only diving into the text for a paragraph or three when I found interesting tit-bits.
The book is profusely illustrated with 82 monochrome integrated photos, and 17 maps and diagrams.
There is an eight page introduction by Keith Thomas and an author’s introduction written in 1976. The endpapers are speckled brown and the xxix + 280 page book is bound in brown cloth blocked with a brown photo image on cover and spine. The plain dark brown slipcase measures 27.1x19.8cm.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the "Folio Archives" series can be viewed here.
