Deschampsia - Tufted Hair Grass
Deschampsia - take a look at these attractive ornamental grasses! They have larger flowers than you might expect. Home » Plants & Animals » Perennials » Deschampsia - Tufted Hair Grass The 18th century French naturalist Louis [... more]
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David Hollins
Austria's Balkan frontier - the disputed borderland between Europe and the Ottoman Turks - was defended in the 18th century by a unique organization of hardy communities who were granted farmland in return for armed service. These Grenzers, ... [... more]
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Sir Edward Marsh
Second only to Aesop, Jean de la Fontaine was the author of comic and delightful fables that are as alive today as when they first appeared in the 18th century. Based on tales both famous and obscure by an array of classical writers, La ... [... more]
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Elizabeth Aderkas
The Indian tribes of the Pacific Northwest, both on the Coast and the inland Plateau, were the last to encounter white traders and settlers. When contact occured in the late 18th century the explorers and traders found two distinct cultures. The ... [... more]
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The Age of Caricature: Satirical Prints in the Reign of ...
 From Amazon.com: William Pitt commissioned them. Alexander Pope collected them. The Prince of Wales bribed their makers to stop them from being produced. Not even the most respected and sharp-penned political cartoonist of our time wields the influences, [... more]
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Letters concerning the English Nation
Good, mild introduction to a great satirist: This book is, justifiably, not as famous as _Candide_, but is still a great sample of Voltaire's thinking--and therefore a great example of Enlightenment discourse. In these letters Voltaire criticizes France [... more]
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Gin: The Much Lamented Death of Madam Geneva the ...
There aren't any hints for the perfect martini: Patrick Dillon's account of the Gin Craze of the 18th century is an informative, well-written, and lively account of the social problems surrounding the introduction of high-octane spirits into English [... more]
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Gin: The Much Lamented Death of Madam Geneva
There aren't any hints for the perfect martini: Patrick Dillon's account of the Gin Craze of the 18th century is an informative, well-written, and lively account of the social problems surrounding the introduction of high-octane spirits into English [... more]
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Classical Chinese Gardens
Home » Plants & Animals » Garden Design » Classical Chinese Gardens Chinese gardens had a superficial influence on 18th Century English landscape gardens (the French called this style of garden "Anglo-Chinois"); this was [... more]
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Garden Hermits
During the second half of the 18th century, no English landscape garden was complete without a hermitage. The engraving at the top of this article is by Thomas Wright and was published in his book Universal Architecture in 1755. While the skull ... [... more]
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Plant Swap...circa 1730
Plant exchanges have long been an important part of American gardening history. Here, two famous 18th century plantsmen share their stories. Our American garden history is filled with stories of adventure and the discovery of specimens native ... [... more]
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Pictorial Dictionary of British 18th Century Furniture ...
Author: Elizabeth White Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 749.2209033 EAN: 9781851491056 ISBN: 1851491058 Number Of Pages: 700 Publication Date: 2006-12-31 [... more]
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