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On the Cultivation of Gardens

On the Cultivation of Gardens

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Product Code:
1795-01
ISBN
978-619-152-852-3
SKU
08.0060
Year
15-09-2016
Translation
from Latin: Kalina Boseva
Pages
176
Size
140/215 мм
Weight
0.3 kg
Collection
Колекция "Тезаурус"
Cover Type
Hardcover
Genre
Culturology, Medieval Philosophy, Poetry, Fundamentals of Health

Walafrid Strabo

Walafrid Strabo

Walafrid, alternatively spelt Walahfrid, surnamed Strabo ("squint-eyed") (c. 808 – 849), was an Alemannic Benedictine monk and theological writer who lived on Reichenau Island. Walafrid Strabo's works are theological, historical and poetical. Walafrid's chief historical works are the rhymed Vita sancti Galli (The Life of Saint Gall), which, though written down nearly two centuries after this saint…

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Cultural Writing. Gardening. Widely regarded as the first gardening book in European history, and currently the only translation available in English, this book was written in the ninth century by Walafrid Strabo, Abbot of the Carolingian monastery at Reichenau Island. It tells us what our medieval gardener is growing in his garden, explains the benefits and medicinal properties of the plants, and gives an idea of how they are to be looked after.

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