Landscape and Change in Early Medieval Italy Chestnuts, Economy, and Culture |
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| Author:
| Squatriti, Paolo |
| ISBN: | 978-1-139-54075-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2013 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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This innovative environmental history of the European chestnut tree and its woods offers valuable new perspectives on the human transition from Roman to medieval Italy. It integrates evidence from botanical and literary sources, individual charters and case studies of specific communities exposing changes in medieval land use.
This innovative environmental history of the European chestnut tree and its woods offers valuable new perspectives on the human transition from Roman to medieval Italy. It integrates evidence from botanical and literary sources, individual charters and case studies of specific communities exposing changes in medieval land use.