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The origin and cultivation of shade and ornamental trees.
Even before the Hebrews passed on their legend of the tree of knowledge, humans were collecting seeds and striplings from trees for shade, to cultivate fruit, and to worship as deities of natural forces. In Shade and Ornamental Trees Hui-Lin Li traces this relationship across the continents and over...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia,
University of Pennsylvania Press
[1963]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Even before the Hebrews passed on their legend of the tree of knowledge, humans were collecting seeds and striplings from trees for shade, to cultivate fruit, and to worship as deities of natural forces. In Shade and Ornamental Trees Hui-Lin Li traces this relationship across the continents and over time to relay an organic history of the world's civilizations. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (282 pages) illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-265). |
| ISBN: | 9781512817645 1512817643 |