Botany, Plants

ISBN: 9780953863006
Published by : Windgather Press
The parks and gardens of the 17th century through to the Victorian era were objects of status and pride as well as being functional areas of the tamed landscape which could be used for leisure and for growing food. Tom Williamson discusses gard... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780306461095
Published by : Plenum Publishing
This edited volume brings together a wide range of inter-disciplinary papers, collating recent archaeobotanical evidence of the past 5-10 years. New evidence is presented, citing a number of case studies, methods of analysing and distinguishin... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780860548805
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
These nine papers are taken from a conference organised by the Royal Commission and the Garden History Society in 1996. Contents: From recording to recognition ( Christopher Taylor ); Parklands as gaurdians of early landscapes: Highclere Castle,... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780752464435
Published by : The History Press
Attractive and readable study of the ancient Roman garden, drawing heavily on the evidence from Pompeii. Farrar extends her investigations from the vegetable patch to the exotic creations of the Imperial period. Planning and architecture, ornam... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780860549680
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This thesis estabishes a chronlogy of tree-ring dates from the Paris basin from sites of all periods. This is followed by more detailed period based discussion highlighting problem areas and looking closely at the most important sites. Bernard ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780948695490
Published by : Stacey International
The first English language book to go beyond the identification and classification of ancient Egyptian plants to discuss the gardens and gardeners of ancient Egypt. The book focuses on garden design, as evidenced by archaeological remains, writ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780901286901
Published by : Maney Publishing
A compilation of state of the art papers on key topics in bryology from invited speakers at the Centenary Symposium, University of Glasgow, 57 August 1996. .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782735106356
Published by : Diffusion CID
A study of charcoal analysis and to what extent it can reconstruct the history of forests. Part one discusses the methods-from the archaeological dig to palaeoenvironmental interpretation. Part two consists of analyses of thirteen Languedocian... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780714105901
Published by : British Museum Company Ltd
Covers the various styles of garden from the small enclosed herber with its plant borders, turf benches and rose-covered trellises to the vast cultivated parks of royalty and nobility. Landsberg gives details of the construction and contents of... .... Learn More