The Illustrated History of the Countryside

by OliverRackham (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1994

  $5.02

  Tells the many-layered story of the British landscape - a story revealed in every field, tree, hedge, pasture, moor, meadow, grassland, marsh and pond. The author shows, with passion and humour, how to read our surroundings; the past, even the medieval past, still lives around us, if only we can be taught to see it. Adapted from The History of the Countryside , which was first published in 1986, this edition exposes the splendour and secrets of our countryside to a wider audience. Illustrations and photographs show how a variety of human and natural factors, from the formation of field boundaries and coppicing to wind and rain, have shaped the countryside through many centuries. At the heart of the book is a series of photographic essays, describing eight of the author's walks within areas of natural beauty. Using public rights of way, these same walks can be enjoyed by the reader at any time of the year; the annotated aerial photographs will help orientation and route-planning.

• Used

  Paperback
  1997

  $3.25

  This companion guide to the British countryside shows how to find and interpret the clues to the past which lie hidden in the countryside. At the heart of the book are eight photographic essays describing the author's favourite country walks within areas of great natural beauty.