Gardens of Earthly Delight : the History of Deer Parks.

This is a highly original, profusely illustrated, and well researched account of deer parks. With humility and respect Fletcher touches on errors commonly made by archaeologists and historians, taking issue with long held theories while drawing on his lifetime working with deer to formulate plausibl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fletcher, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Havertown : Oxbow Books, 2011.
Temas:
Deer hunting > Great Britain > History.
Deer farming > Great Britain > History.
Parks > Great Britain > History.
Game reserves > Great Britain > History.
Wildlife management areas > Great Britain > History.
Deer > Great Britain.
Cerfs > Chasse > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Cerfs > Élevage > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Réserves de chasse et de pêche > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Aires de gestion de la faune > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Cerfs > Grande-Bretagne.
NATURE > Animals > Mammals.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Mammals.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
Deer.
Deer farming.
Deer hunting.
Game reserves.
Parks.
Wildlife management areas.
Great Britain.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This is a highly original, profusely illustrated, and well researched account of deer parks. With humility and respect Fletcher touches on errors commonly made by archaeologists and historians, taking issue with long held theories while drawing on his lifetime working with deer to formulate plausible explanations as to, for example, why they were not domesticated until the 20th century, how parks evolved from haga and elricks, why deer parks were created throughout Eurasia, why fallow so rapidly ousted red deer from medieval British parks, and much more. He ranges from meat sharing amongst ch.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (297 pages)
ISBN:9781905119523
1905119526

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