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The Roman Book of Gardening

By John Henderson

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2004
ISBN
0415324491, 9780415324496, 0203356993, 0203669355
Google Books ID
L3LvBog9Zc8C
Open Library ID
OL7491603M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1272685 bytes)
Edition
New edition
Pages
163\163
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

The first book to look at this particular subject, The Roman Book of Gardening brings together an extraordinarily varied selection of texts on Roman horticulture, celebrating herb and vegetable gardening in verse and prose spanning five centuries. In vivid new translations by John Henderson, Virgil's Georgics stand alongside neglected works by Columella, Pliny and Palladius, bringing to life the techniques and obstacles, delights and exasperations of the Roman gardener. We also hear of the digging, hoeing, planting and weeding which then, as now, went into creating the perfect garden. This is a timely and valuable contribution to our understanding of gardening history, Roman culture and Latin literature.

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