A Cultural History of Plants in the Early Modern Era (The Cultural Histories Series)

A Cultural History Of Plants Presents A Global Exploration Of How Plants Have Shaped Human Culture. Covering The Last 12,000 Years, It Is The Definitive History Of How We Have Cultivated, Traded, Classified, And Altered Plants And How, In Turn, Plants Have Influenced Our Ideas Of Luxury And Wealth, Health And Well-being, Art And Architecture. Chapter Titles Are Identical Across Each Of The Volumes. This Gives The Choice Of Reading About A Specific Period In One Of The Volumes, Or Following A Theme Across History By Reading The Relevant Chapter In Each Of The Six. The Themes (and Chapter Titles) 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.-- Volume 1. In Antiquity / Edited By Annette Giesecke -- Volume 2. In The Post-classical Era / Edited By Alain Touwaide -- Volume 3. In The Early Modern Era / Edited By Andrew Dalby And Annette Giesecke -- Volume 4. In The Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries / Edited By Jennifer Milam -- Volume 5. In The Nineteenth Century / Edited By David J. Mabberley -- Volume 6. In The Modern Era / Edited By Stephen Forbes. Edited By Annette Giesecke. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.