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The British arboretum : trees, science and culture in the nineteenth century / / by Paul A. Elliott, Charles Watkins and Stephen Daniels [[electronic resource]]



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Autore: Elliott Paul A. Visualizza persona
Titolo: The British arboretum : trees, science and culture in the nineteenth century / / by Paul A. Elliott, Charles Watkins and Stephen Daniels [[electronic resource]] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London : , : Pickering & Chatto, , 2011
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 298 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina: 582.1607341
Soggetto topico: Arboretums - Great Britain - History - 19th century
Trees - Collection and preservation - Great Britain - History - 19th century
Persona (resp. second.): WatkinsC
DanielsStephen
Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: List of Figures; Preface; Introduction; 1. British Tree Cultures in the Nineteenth Century; 2. Trees and Taxonomy; 3. British Arboriculture c. 1800-35; 4. John Claudius Loudon's Arboretum; 5. The Botany of the Arboretum Britannicum; 6. The Derby Arboretum; 7. Estate Arboretums; 8. Public Urban Arboretums; 9. The Transformation of Victorian Public Arboretums; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index
Sommario/riassunto: This study explores the science and culture of nineteenth-century British arboretums, or tree collections. The development of arboretums was fostered by a variety of factors, each of which is explored in detail: global trade and exploration, the popularity of collecting, the significance to the British economy and society, developments in Enlightenment science, changes in landscape gardening aesthetics and agricultural and horticultural improvement. Arboretums were idealized as microcosms of nature, miniature encapsulations of the globe and as living museums. This book critically examines different kinds of arboretum in order to understand the changing practical, scientific, aesthetic and pedagogical principles that underpinned their design, display and the way in which they were viewed. It is the first study of its kind and fills a gap in the literature on Victorian science and culture.
Titolo autorizzato: The British arboretum  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-315-65583-7
0-8229-8167-X
1-317-32325-4
1-317-32326-2
1-283-01953-1
9786613019530
1-84893-098-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910827909903321
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Serie: Science and culture in the nineteenth century ; ; no. 14.