{"product_id":"cultural-history-of-plants-in-antiquity","title":"Cultural History of Plants in Antiquity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Plants in Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e covers the period from 10,000 BCE to 500 CE.\u003c\/b\u003e This period witnessed the transition from hunter-gatherer subsistence to the practice of agriculture in Mesopotamia and elsewhere, and culminated in the fall of the Roman Empire, the end of the Han Dynasty in China, the rise of Byzantium, and the first flowering of Mayan civilization. Human uses for and understanding of plants drove cultural evolution and were inextricably bound to all aspects of cultural practice. The growth of botanical knowledge was fundamental to the development of agriculture, technology, medicine, and science, as well as to the birth of cities, the rise of religions and mythologies, and the creation of works of literature and art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe six-volume set of the \u003ci\u003eCultural History of Plants\u003c\/i\u003e presents the first comprehensive history of the uses and meanings of plants from prehistory to today. The themes covered in each volume 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnette Giesecke\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is a specialist in the history, meaning, and representation of ancient gardens and designed landscapes at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Plants in Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e is the first volume in the six-volume set, \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Plants\u003c\/i\u003e, also available online as part of Bloomsbury Cultural History, a fully-searchable digital library (see www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com).\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Editors: Annette Giesecke, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and David Mabberley, University of Oxford, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54250248012120,"sku":"9781350550537","price":32.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781350550537.jpg?v=1771583422","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/cultural-history-of-plants-in-antiquity","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}