Gardens of Earthly Delight: The History of Deer Parks

by John Fletcher

This is a highly original, profusely illustrated, and well researched account of deer parks. With humility and respect Fletcher touches on errors commonly made by archaeologists and historians, taking issue with long held theories while drawing on his lifetime working with deer to formulate plausible explanations as to, for example, why they were not domesticated until the 20th century, how parks evolved from haga and elricks, why deer parks were...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1905119364
• ISBN13: 9781905119363
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Windgather Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.2" x 9.6"