Format:
XIII, 298 S.
ISBN:
978-1-84893-097-1
,
1-84893-097-6
Series Statement:
Science and culture in the nineteenth century 14
Content:
This study explores the science and culture of nineteenth-century British arboretums, or tree collections. The development of arboretums was fostered by a variety of factors, each of which is explored in detail: global trade and exploration, the popularity of collecting, the significance to the British economy and society, developments in Enlightenment science, changes in landscape gardening aesthetics and agricultural and horticultural improvement
Language:
English
Subjects:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science
Keywords:
Großbritannien
;
Arboretum
;
Geschichte 1800-1900
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