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A Cultural History of Plants in Antiquity
About this book
A Cultural History of Plants in Antiquity covers the period from 10,000 BCE to 500 CE. This period witnessed the transition from hunter-gatherer subsistence to the practice of agriculture in Mesopotamia and elsewhere, and culminated in the fall of the Roman Empire, the end of the Han Dynasty in China, the rise of Byzantium, and the first flowering of Mayan civilization. Human uses for and understanding of plants drove cultural evolution and were inextricably bound to all aspects of cultural practice. The growth of botanical knowledge was fundamental to the development of agriculture, technology, medicine, and science, as well as to the birth of cities, the rise of religions and mythologies, and the creation of works of literature and art.
The 6 volume set of the Cultural History of Plants presents the first comprehensive history of the uses and meanings of plants from prehistory to today. The themes covered in each volume are plants as staple foods; plants as luxury foods; trade and exploration; plant technology and science; plants and medicine; plants in culture; plants as natural ornaments; the representation of plants.
Annette Giesecke is Professor of Classics at the University of Delaware, USA.
Volume 1 in the Cultural History of Plants set.
General Editors: Annette Giesecke, University of Delaware, USA, and David Mabberley, University of Oxford, UK.
The 6 volume set of the Cultural History of Plants presents the first comprehensive history of the uses and meanings of plants from prehistory to today. The themes covered in each volume are plants as staple foods; plants as luxury foods; trade and exploration; plant technology and science; plants and medicine; plants in culture; plants as natural ornaments; the representation of plants.
Annette Giesecke is Professor of Classics at the University of Delaware, USA.
Volume 1 in the Cultural History of Plants set.
General Editors: Annette Giesecke, University of Delaware, USA, and David Mabberley, University of Oxford, UK.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Series Preface
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction: Plants and Culture in Antiquity
- 1 Plants as Staple Foods
- 2 Plants as Luxury Foods: “Sweet herbs for curry”
- 3 Trade and Exploration
- 4 Plant Technology and Science
- 5 Plants and Medicine
- 6 Plants in Culture: Botanical Symbolism in Daily Life and Literature
- 7 Plants as Natural Ornaments
- 8 The Representation of Plants
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Notes on Contributors
- Index
- Imprint