Elysium Britannicum, Or the Royal GardensIn a letter to Sir Thomas Browne about his proposed magnum opus on gardens, John Evelyn stated his purpose: "to refine upon some particulars, especially concerning the ornaments of Gardens, which I shal endeavor so to handle that persons of all conditions and faculties, which delight in Gardens, may therein encounter something for their owne advantage." |
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... Natural , Arid Plants , and Flowers , with other curious ways of preserving them in their Natural . 629 4 Of Painting of Flowers , Flowers enamel'd , in Silk , Wax , Gum , 2. [ Margin note , printed ] This is already publish'd , being ...
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Contents
Complete Annotated Version of Table of Contents | 421 |
of the Hortulan Laws Privileges 643 | 423 |
On Waterworks | 437 |
On Daffodils | 453 |
To Encourage the Finishing of Elysium Britannicum | 460 |
Catalogo Evelyni Inscriptus 1665 Meliora retinete | 462 |