Geoponika - Farm Work
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (749 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1903018692 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Andrew Dalby is a classical and food historian whose translations of Cato and of Byzantine dietary texts (Prospect) have been welcomed, and whose dictionary of classical food (Routledge) and history of spices (California and British Museum) have been universally praised.
About the AuthorAndrew Dalby is a classical and food historian whose translations of Cato and of Byzantine dietary texts (Prospect) have been welcomed, and whose dictionary of classical food (Routledge) and history of spices (California and British Museum) have been universally praised.
B said If you have an interest in past farming traditions and. If you have an interest in past farming traditions and remembering some fascinating techniques that have been forgotten (as well as some superstitions) this is a really intriguing text.
It is a source both for ancient Roman agricultural practice in the West, and for understanding Near Eastern agriculture and what went on in Byzantine Anatolia. The history of the manuscript is extremely complicated.. Many of these no longer survive, making the Geoponika the more valuable. It was a gathering together of many classical and post-classical agricultural works, from Pliny in ancient Rome to the 7th-century Cassianus Bassus and the 4th-century Vindonius Anatolius. It was once translated into English, in the early 19th century, but has usually only been accessible to scholars of Greek