There by Design : Field Archaeology in Parks and Gardens - Papers Presented at a Conference Organised by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England and the Garden History Society

This text contains papers presented at a conference organized by the RCME and the Garden History Society. The book examines the vanished parks of various periods, and explores a broad range of themes. These include the merits of different fieldwork techniques, the preservation of pre-emparkment features, the use and re-use of garden and parkland landscapes, and the changes wrought in different chronological periods at both regional and national level.