Medieval Gardens

appears beauty Book British called castle century chapter Christian Church cited classical closed cols common contained copy Crescenzi described discussion early edition England English evidence example fact fifteenth flowers fountain French fruit Gall Gart Guillaume herbal herbs History human illustrations important included interpretation Italy Jean John kinds king known late later Latin leaves Library lines literary literature living London Lover manuscript Mary means medicinal medieval gardens Middle Ages mirror monastery monastic monks names Narcissus nature notes origin painted Paradise Paris park perhaps plants pleasure poem practical probably reason records references represented Robert Roman Rose royal scene seems setting shows Song sources species Speculum Studies suggests symbolic things tion tradition translation treatise trees unicorn vegetables wall York