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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783952103321

Autore

Henderson John <1948, >

Titolo

The Roman book of gardening / / John Henderson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-134-34611-5

1-134-34612-3

9786613917010

1-283-60456-6

0-415-32449-1

1-280-03610-9

9786610036103

0-203-35699-3

Edizione

[New Edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (163 p.)

Disciplina

635/.0937

Soggetti

Gardens, Roman

Gardens - Rome

Vegetable gardening - Rome

Herb gardening - Rome

Gardens in literature

Latin literature - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-141) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Note on the text; Preface: Preparing the ground; Introduction: Reserving a plot: from Virgil, Georgic Four; Produce in prose: from Columella 11; Flowery verse: Columella 10; Nature's miracles in Pliny's Encyclopaedia; A year in the garden with Palladius; Notes: Tying up loose ends; Further reading: Where next; Date chart: As and when; Indexes: Names and varieties;

Sommario/riassunto

The Roman Book of Gardening brings together the Latin texts which teach and celebrate herb and vegetable gardening in verse and prose. Henderson provides the only book on the practice of Roman gardening.