{"id":5479,"date":"2014-02-28T10:43:08","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T10:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/?p=5479"},"modified":"2014-02-28T10:43:08","modified_gmt":"2014-02-28T10:43:08","slug":"celebrating-the-350th-anniversary-of-evelyns-sylva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/celebrating-the-350th-anniversary-of-evelyns-sylva\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating the 350th anniversary of Evelyn’s Sylva"},"content":{"rendered":"

During 2014 the Sylva Foundation is supporting a number of activities across the UK to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the publication of John Evelyn’s Sylva<\/em> in 1664.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The New Sylva – Bloomsbury Publishing<\/p><\/div>\n

Our activities are centred around the publication of\u00a0The New Sylva<\/em> book, which the charity has sponsored with the purpose of raising awareness of the importance of sustainable forest management. Signed copies of the book are now available to pre-order in our online shop<\/a> – publication date April 10th – all proceeds to the Sylva Foundation.<\/p>\n

We are supporting fine art exhibitions at botanic gardens and woodland trails at two arboreta featuring drawings and content of the book.<\/p>\n

The authors have listed the events on their book blog – see www.newsylva.com\/author-events<\/a> – featuring these events plus appearances at literary festivals:<\/p>\n

Oxford Literary Festival – Wednesday 26th March 2014<\/h2>\n

Gabriel Hemery and Sarah Simblet will be speaking about the creation of The New Sylva<\/em>. For more information and to book visit the Oxford Literary Festival website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Harcourt Arboretum – April 1st to November 31st 2014<\/h2>\n

An outdoor trail around the arboretum featuring selected drawings from The New Sylva<\/em>, together with information panels. The trail will be open for most of 2014. The authors will be visiting the arboretum personally for specific events – details to follow soon. See www.harcourt-arboretum.ox.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – 17th April to 31st May 2014<\/h2>\n

A major exhibition of drawings from The New Sylva<\/em> together with information panels covering the history of Evelyn’s Sylva<\/em> and behind the scenes stories of the making of The New Sylva<\/em>. See www.rbge.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

National Botanic Garden of Wales – 17th April to 31st May 2014<\/h2>\n

A major exhibition of drawings from The New Sylva<\/em> together with information panels covering the history of Evelyn’s Sylva<\/em> and the behind the scenes stories of the making of the book. See www.gardenofwales.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Benmore Botanic Garden – dates to be confirmed<\/h2>\n

An exhibition of drawings from The New Sylva<\/em> together with information panels covering the history of Evelyn’s Sylva<\/em> and the behind the scenes stories of the making of the book. See www.rbge.org.uk\/the-gardens\/benmore<\/a><\/p>\n

National Botanic Gardens of Ireland, Glasnevin – dates to be confirmed<\/h2>\n

An exhibition of drawings from The New Sylva<\/em> together with information panels covering the history of Evelyn’s Sylva<\/em> and the behind the scenes stories of the making of the book. See www.botanicgardens.ie<\/a><\/p>\n

Chalke Valley History Festival – 28th June 2014<\/h2>\n

Gabriel Hemery and Sarah Simblet will be talking about the creation of The New Sylva<\/em> at the literary festival at this fabulous outdoor event. See www.cvhf.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Westonbirt, The National Arboretum – June 1st to August 31st 2014<\/h2>\n

An outdoor trail around the arboretum featuring selected drawings from The New Sylva<\/em>, together with information panels. The trail will be open for three months. The authors will be visiting the arboretum personally for specific events – details to follow soon. See www.forestry.gov.uk\/westonbirt<\/a><\/p>\n

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Additional events will be listed on the author’s blog when confirmed –\u00a0 www.newsylva.com\/author-events<\/a><\/p>\n

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