Sylva: or, a discourse of forest trees : with an essay on the life and works of the author Volume 1

John Evelyn, intellectual, diarist, gardener & founder member of the Royal Society, is best known for his Diary, the great journal of his life & times, encompassing a momentous period in British history. A lifelong collector of books, Evelyn amassed over 4,000 items in his library. This work...

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Beteilige Person: Evelyn, John 1620-1706
Weitere beteiligte Personen: Nisbet, John 1853-1914
Format: E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2014
Ausgabe:Fourth edition.
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge library collection. Life sciences
Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139506083
Zusammenfassung:John Evelyn, intellectual, diarist, gardener & founder member of the Royal Society, is best known for his Diary, the great journal of his life & times, encompassing a momentous period in British history. A lifelong collector of books, Evelyn amassed over 4,000 items in his library. This work, originally published in 1664, was the first English-language treatise on forestry. Intended for the gentry, it aimed to encourage tree-planting after the ravages of the Civil War & to ensure a supply of timber for Britain's fast-developing navy. The first work sponsored officially by the Royal Society, it was an offshoot of Evelyn's unpublished manuscript Elysium Britannicum, a compendium of gardens & gardening. This is the 1908 two-volume reprint of the fourth edition. Volume 1 describes different species of tree, deciduous & evergreen, & includes an introductory biography of Evelyn by John Nisbet.
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (cxvi, 335 Seiten)
ISBN:9781139506083