Author: Nigel Suckling
Publisher: Pavilion Books, Limited
ISBN: 9781862054257
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
A look at all aspects of gnome life, their origins and fashions, their pastimes, opinions and culinary tastes. It examines urban gnomes, suburban, bucolic and wild ones.
Gnomes and Gardens
Author: Nigel Suckling
Publisher: Pavilion Books, Limited
ISBN: 9781862054257
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
A look at all aspects of gnome life, their origins and fashions, their pastimes, opinions and culinary tastes. It examines urban gnomes, suburban, bucolic and wild ones.
Publisher: Pavilion Books, Limited
ISBN: 9781862054257
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
A look at all aspects of gnome life, their origins and fashions, their pastimes, opinions and culinary tastes. It examines urban gnomes, suburban, bucolic and wild ones.
Garden Gnomes
Author: Twigs Way
Publisher: Shire Publications
ISBN: 9780747807100
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is the intriguing story of garden gnomes and how they have come to reside in the flowerbeds of gardens across Britain. Originating in Europe, gnomes made the leap across the channel in the nineteenth century, where they were welcomed warmly by wealthy Brits who saw them as the must-have garden accessory. But the fortunes of the humble gnome were not to last, and they soon found themselves sneered at by serious gardeners. Turned away from fashionable gardens, the little gnomes found a friend in many a working class gardener, who adopted them in increasing numbers, and in a variety of humorous poses. Today, gnomes are as popular with the masses as ever, and this entertaining illustrated history will appeal to those who love, and hate, these small bearded characters.
Publisher: Shire Publications
ISBN: 9780747807100
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is the intriguing story of garden gnomes and how they have come to reside in the flowerbeds of gardens across Britain. Originating in Europe, gnomes made the leap across the channel in the nineteenth century, where they were welcomed warmly by wealthy Brits who saw them as the must-have garden accessory. But the fortunes of the humble gnome were not to last, and they soon found themselves sneered at by serious gardeners. Turned away from fashionable gardens, the little gnomes found a friend in many a working class gardener, who adopted them in increasing numbers, and in a variety of humorous poses. Today, gnomes are as popular with the masses as ever, and this entertaining illustrated history will appeal to those who love, and hate, these small bearded characters.
Gnome and Garden
Author: Marcus Mennes
Publisher: Quirk Books
ISBN: 9781594740107
Category : Garden ornaments and furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Publisher: Quirk Books
ISBN: 9781594740107
Category : Garden ornaments and furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Good Night, Garden Gnome
Author: Jamichael Henterly
Publisher: Dial
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Depicts a gnome at work and play in his garden.
Publisher: Dial
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Depicts a gnome at work and play in his garden.
How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack
Author: Chuck Sambuchino
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473501962
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
There’s a new threat in town – and it’s only twelve inches tall. How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack is the only comprehensive survival guide that will help you prevent, prepare for, and ward off an imminent home invasion by the common garden gnome. Once thought of as harmless garden decorations, evidence is mounting that these smiling lawn statues are poised and ready to wreck havoc. The danger is real. And it’s here. Class 1 gnome-slayer and gnome defence expert Chuck Sambuchino has developed a proven system – Assess, Protect, Defend, Apply – for safeguarding property, possessions, and loved ones. Strategies include step-by-step instructions for gnome-proofing the average dwelling, recognising and interpreting the signs of a gathering horde and – in the event that a secured perimeter is breached – confronting and combating the attackers at close range.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473501962
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
There’s a new threat in town – and it’s only twelve inches tall. How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack is the only comprehensive survival guide that will help you prevent, prepare for, and ward off an imminent home invasion by the common garden gnome. Once thought of as harmless garden decorations, evidence is mounting that these smiling lawn statues are poised and ready to wreck havoc. The danger is real. And it’s here. Class 1 gnome-slayer and gnome defence expert Chuck Sambuchino has developed a proven system – Assess, Protect, Defend, Apply – for safeguarding property, possessions, and loved ones. Strategies include step-by-step instructions for gnome-proofing the average dwelling, recognising and interpreting the signs of a gathering horde and – in the event that a secured perimeter is breached – confronting and combating the attackers at close range.
The Hermit in the Garden
Author: Gordon Campbell
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191644498
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Tracing its distant origins to the villa of the Roman emperor Hadrian in the second century AD, the eccentric phenomenon of the ornamental hermit enjoyed its heyday in the England of the eighteenth century It was at this time that it became highly fashionable for owners of country estates to commission architectural follies for their landscape gardens. These follies often included hermitages, many of which still survive, often in a ruined state. Landowners peopled their hermitages either with imaginary hermits or with real hermits - in some cases the landowner even became his own hermit. Those who took employment as garden hermits were typically required to refrain from cutting their hair or washing, and some were dressed as druids. Unlike the hermits of the Middle Ages, these were wholly secular hermits, products of the eighteenth century fondness for 'pleasing melancholy'. Although the fashion for them had fizzled out by the end of the eighteenth century, they had left their indelible mark on both the literature as well as the gardens of the period. And, as Gordon Campbell shows, they live on in the art, literature, and drama of our own day - as well as in the figure of the modern-day garden gnome. This engaging and generously illustrated book takes the reader on a journey that is at once illuminating and whimsical, both through the history of the ornamental hermit and also around the sites of many of the surviving hermitages themselves, which remain scattered throughout England, Scotland, and Ireland. And for the real enthusiast, there is even a comprehensive checklist, enabling avid hermitage-hunters to locate their prey.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191644498
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Tracing its distant origins to the villa of the Roman emperor Hadrian in the second century AD, the eccentric phenomenon of the ornamental hermit enjoyed its heyday in the England of the eighteenth century It was at this time that it became highly fashionable for owners of country estates to commission architectural follies for their landscape gardens. These follies often included hermitages, many of which still survive, often in a ruined state. Landowners peopled their hermitages either with imaginary hermits or with real hermits - in some cases the landowner even became his own hermit. Those who took employment as garden hermits were typically required to refrain from cutting their hair or washing, and some were dressed as druids. Unlike the hermits of the Middle Ages, these were wholly secular hermits, products of the eighteenth century fondness for 'pleasing melancholy'. Although the fashion for them had fizzled out by the end of the eighteenth century, they had left their indelible mark on both the literature as well as the gardens of the period. And, as Gordon Campbell shows, they live on in the art, literature, and drama of our own day - as well as in the figure of the modern-day garden gnome. This engaging and generously illustrated book takes the reader on a journey that is at once illuminating and whimsical, both through the history of the ornamental hermit and also around the sites of many of the surviving hermitages themselves, which remain scattered throughout England, Scotland, and Ireland. And for the real enthusiast, there is even a comprehensive checklist, enabling avid hermitage-hunters to locate their prey.
Gnomes
Author: Wil Huygen
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9780810909656
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is about the life and times of Gnomes. How do they live, make a living. How many children does a woman have. A book full of lore, history and fun.
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9780810909656
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is about the life and times of Gnomes. How do they live, make a living. How many children does a woman have. A book full of lore, history and fun.
Gnomeland
Author: Margaret Egleton
Publisher: Firefly Books Limited
ISBN: 9781554074068
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
A well-illustrated celebration of garden gnomes that looks at their place in the world and popular culture, their makers and collectors, gnome art, modern variations as well as their travel adventures and disappearances.
Publisher: Firefly Books Limited
ISBN: 9781554074068
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
A well-illustrated celebration of garden gnomes that looks at their place in the world and popular culture, their makers and collectors, gnome art, modern variations as well as their travel adventures and disappearances.
A Tale of Two Gardens
Author: RH Disney
Publisher: RH/Disney
ISBN: 9780736428248
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Love blooms between red-hatted Juliet and blue-capped Gnomeo while their rival families battle to create the best garden in Stratford-Upon-Avon.
Publisher: RH/Disney
ISBN: 9780736428248
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Love blooms between red-hatted Juliet and blue-capped Gnomeo while their rival families battle to create the best garden in Stratford-Upon-Avon.
Sacred Land
Author: Clea Danaan
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0738711462
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Learn how to plan and plant your garden, create compost, save seeds, conserve water, connect with garden goddesses and incorporate planetary energy in your garden.
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0738711462
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Learn how to plan and plant your garden, create compost, save seeds, conserve water, connect with garden goddesses and incorporate planetary energy in your garden.