Travellers in Ottoman lands : the botanical legacy /

This splendidly illustrated work focuses on the botanical legacy of many parts of the former Ottoman Empire - including present-day Turkey, the Levant, Egypt, the Balkans, and the Arabian Peninsula - as seen and described by travellers both from within and from outside the region.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Aščerić-Todd, Ines (Editor ), Knees, Sabina (Editor ), Starkey, Janet, 1948- (Editor ), Starkey, Paul, 1947- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : ASTENE : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd., [2018]
Colección:Archaeopress archaeology.
Temas:
1288-1918
Botany > Turkey > History > Congresses.
Botany > Middle East > History > Congresses.
Botany > Egypt > History > Congresses.
Botany > Balkan Peninsula > History > Congresses.
Botany > Arabian Peninsula > History > Congresses.
Plants > Middle East > History > Congresses.
Travelers > Middle East > Congresses.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
Botany
Plants
Travel
Travelers
Turkey > History > Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918 > Congresses.
Middle East > Description and travel > Congresses.
Empire ottoman > Histoire > Congrès.
Arabian Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula
Egypt
Middle East
Turkey
Conference papers and proceedings
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
  • 1. The Ottoman Empire: an introduction to its history and heritage / Ines Asceric-Todd
  • THE OTTOMAN GARDEN
  • 2. Presenting and re-presenting Ottoman imperial gardens in manuscript illustrations: the case of the Oxford Dilsuznamah, dated AH 860/AD 1455-1456, Edirne / Susan Scollay
  • 3. Ottoman fruit cultivation as reflected in Evliya Celebi's Book of Travels / Priscilla Mary Ism
  • 4. Gardens of Istanbul in Persian hajj travelogues / Gullu Yildiz
  • 5. The public space of the Bakewell Ottoman Garden / Radha Dalal
  • BOTANIST-TRAVELLERS
  • 6. Dioscorides' legacy: a classical precursor to travellers in Ottoman lands / Alison Denham
  • 7. Botanical explorations by Frederik Hasselquist (1749-1752) and Pehr Forsskal (1761-1763): Linne's apostles in the Holy Land / Tobias Morike
  • 8. From Ottoman Aleppo to Edinburgh: the botanical legacies of Adam Freer MD and his colleagues / Janet Starkey
  • 9. The botanist Carl Haussknecht (1838-1903) in the Ottoman Empire and Persia (1865 and 1866-1869): a biographical sketch and itinerary of his expeditions / Kristin Victor
  • 10. In honour of Professor Asuman Baytop (1920-2015): a tribute
  • On Georges Vincent Aznavour, the last Ottoman plant collector and his herbarium held in Robert College (Istanbul), Turkey / Necmi Aksoy
  • 11. Violet Dickson, Umm Saud, the last grande dame of Arabia / Irene Linning
  • BULBS AND CONIFERS
  • 12. Bulbs of the Holy Land: diversity, conservation, and cultivation / Ori Fragman-Sapir
  • 13. George Maw (1832-1912): his Crocus monograph, travels, and correspondents from the Ottoman Empire / Alison Rix
  • 14. Decline of the conifers in former Ottoman lands / Sabina Knees
  • 15. The cedars of Lebanon in literature and art / Paul Starkey
  • ART AND BOTANY
  • 16. Botanical art in Turkey from past to present / Gulnur Eksi
  • 17. The interpretation of Ottoman garden culture through miniatures / Giirsan Ergil
  • 18. Richly decorated textiles and Ottoman court dress / Jennifer Scarce
  • 19. Taking `stalk' of Turkey red in Ottoman flora, fabric, and fibre / Lara Mehling
  • 20. Roses, carnations, and `Prophet's eggs': Turkish needle lace flowers between decoration and non-verbal communication / Kathrin Muller.

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