Horti Recidivi: The Restoration and Re-Creation of Medieval Gardens in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries

This chapter examines concepts in the restoration and re-creation of medieval gardens based on ten case studies. These may be categorized as: a) restored gardens (Haverfordwest Priory, Mount Grace Priory, and the Tudor garden of Kenilworth Castle); b) re-created gardens (that of Queen Eleanor in Winchester, the Bayleaf Farmhouse in West Sussex, Tretower Court in Powys, and Prebendal Manor, Northants.), and c)  the “modern-medieval” gardens (the English Heritage Contemporary Heritage Garden Scheme, the gardens of the Musée du Moyen Age in Paris and the Naumburg Cathedral). lt first traces changing approaches towards historic gardens, before discussing aspects that influence the perception of these gardens.