Cultural History of Plants in Antiquity

Series Preface
List of Illustrations

Introduction: Plants and Culture in Antiquity, Annette Giesecke

1. Plants as Staple Foods, Jennifer Ramsay, Sarah Walshaw, and Karla Hansen-Speer
2. Plants as Luxury Foods: Sweet Herbs for Curry, Andrew Dalby
3. Trade & Exploration, Laurence M.V. Totelin
4. Plant Technology & Science, Patrick Hunt
5. Plants & Medicine, Alain Touwaide
6. Plants in Culture: Botanic Symbols in Daily Life and Literature, Annette Giesecke and Mechthild Siede
7. Plants as Natural Ornaments, Kaja Tally-Schumacher
8. The Representation of Plants, Allison Thomason, Joanna Day, and Annette Giesecke
Endnotes
Abbreviations
Bibliography
Notes on Contributors
Index

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• História da Ciência
• História antiga: a c 500 CE
• História social e cultural
• Estudos cultirais
• Botânica e ciências das plantas
• Arte e arquitectura paisagística

Reference Works; Ancient World; Gardening; Sociology; Life Sciences; Environmental Studies; Food; Environment