The third edition of this popular handbook presents an invaluable introduction to and summary of printed and documentary sources in Britain for those seeking to research the history of a particular designed landscape. It provides an excellent starting point to a research programme, describing the main types of sources, the principal repositories and offers pointers for the online researcher.
Relevant to parks, cemeteries and other types of designed landscape as well as gardens, this new edition will provide an indispensable tool for those putting together grant applications as well as those simply wanting to know more about a particular place or interested in restoring a local landscape. Out of print for several years, the text has been fully revised and updated.