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Author
Publisher
The Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
xiii, 288 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
This book looks at our changing relationships with seven plants and the historical effects those plants have had on civilization.
3) Geranium
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
216 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
The story of the geranium's inexorable rise to floral domination, uncovering its role in botanical exploration and commercial cultivation, and considering its uses for pharmacists, philanthropists, poets and painters.
4) Oak
Author
Series
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
More than any other tree, the oak has been a symbol of strength and durability. The oak has been adopted by many countries as a national symbol, particularly in Western Europe and the United States. This book examines this magnificent and ubiquitous tree, tracing its biological history in its many manifestations, natural and cultural.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
1 online resource (344 pages) illustrations.
Language
English
Description
How 'green' were people in late antiquity and the Middle Ages? Unlike today, the nature around them was approached with faith, trust and care. The population size was many times smaller than today and human impact on nature not as extreme as it is now. People did not have to worry about issues like deforestation and sustainability. This book is about the knowledge of plants and where that knowledge came from. How did people use earth and plants in...
6) It started in Eden: how the plant-hunters and the plants they found changed the course of history
Author
Pub. Date
1979
Physical Desc
viii, 288 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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