The Roman Book of Gardening

ISBN-13: 9780415324496 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 168 str.

John Henderson

Opis

John Henderson brings together Latin texts which teach and celebrate herb and vegetable gardening in verse and prose, revealing the practice of Roman gardening.

Spis treści

List of Illustrations  Note on the Text  Preface: Preparing the Ground  Introduction: Reserving a Plot: From Virgil, Georgic Four  1. Produce in Prose: From Columella 11  2. Flowery Cerse: Columella 10  3. Nature's Miracles in Pliny's Encyclopaedia  4. A Year in the Garden with Palladius Notes: Tying up Loose Ends  Further Reading: Where Next  Date Chart: As and When  Indexes: Names and Varieties  Plants (English Names; Latin Names  General Topics

O autorze

John Henderson has taught Classics at Cambrdige since 1975. He has written many books and essays on Latin literature and Classics, including Classics: A Very Short Introduction (with Mary Beard).