The Roman Book of Gardening (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Roman Book of Gardening Bringing together a varied selection of texts on Roman horticulture, celebrating herb and vegetable gardening in verse and prose spanning five centuries, these translations bring to life the techniques and obstacles, delights and exasperations of the Roman gardener.
Full description- Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
- Published: 01 April 2004
- Format: Paperback 160 pages
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- Categories: Ethnic Studies | Horticulture | Gardening | Gardens (descriptions, History Etc) | Gardening: Plants
- ISBN 13: 9780415324502 ISBN 10: 0415324505
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Full description for The Roman Book of Gardening
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. The first book to look at Roman gardening, this is a timely and valuable contribution to our understanding of gardening history, Roman culture and Latin literature.
