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This book is not the usual herbal; not a homeopathic handbook, a cookbook or a gardener's consort; not even a compendium of history or lore, though these are its favourite pursuits. At heart, it is a tale of humanity's poignant relationship with nature. Told in short vignettes, profusely i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Da Silva, Zenia Sacks (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.
Temas:
Herbs > Folklore.
Herbs > Religious aspects.
Herb products.
Herbs > Therapeutic use > History.
Herb gardening.
Cooking (Herbs)
Herbes > Aspect religieux.
Herbes > Emploi en thérapeutique > Histoire.
Herbes > Culture.
Cuisine (Fines herbes)
Cultural studies.
History.
Medicine.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Botany.
Herbs.
Herbs > Therapeutic use.
Folklore.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book is not the usual herbal; not a homeopathic handbook, a cookbook or a gardener's consort; not even a compendium of history or lore, though these are its favourite pursuits. At heart, it is a tale of humanity's poignant relationship with nature. Told in short vignettes, profusely illustrated and sprinkled with personal asides, it touches broadly on the role of plants in legend, in religion, in medicine, commerce, crafts and tradition, in literature, language, politics, beauty, in the rise and fall of empires, in food and manners, in love, in murder, and in crushing social passions. It.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (365 pages)
ISBN:9781443893503
1443893501

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