The Roman Book of Gardening

The Roman Book of Gardening
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 164
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ISBN-10 : 9781134346110
ISBN-13 : 1134346115
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Book Synopsis The Roman Book of Gardening by : John Henderson

Download or read book The Roman Book of Gardening written by John Henderson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-07-31 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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