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Byzantine Garden Culture (Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Garden History)

Author Antony Littlewood, Henry Maguire, Joachim Wolschke-Bulmahn
Publisher Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
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ISBN / ASIN0884022803
ISBN-139780884022800
Sales Rank2,234,053
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸

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Individual essays discuss Byzantine conceptions of paradise, the textual evidence for monastic horticulture, animal and game parks, herbs in medicinal pharmacy, and the famous illustrated copy of Dioskorides's herbal manual in Vienna. An opening chapter explores questions and observations from the point of view of a non-Byzantine garden historian, and the closing chapter suggests possible directions for future scholarship in the field.