Sylva, Or, a Discourse of Forest Trees: With an Essay on the Life and Works of the Author

di John Evelyn (Autore)

John Nisbet (Curatore)

Cambridge University Press, 2013

John Evelyn (1620-1706), intellectual, diarist, gardener and founder member of the Royal Society, is best known for his Diary, the great journal of his life and times, encompassing a momentous period in British history. A lifelong collector of books, like his contemporary Pepys, Evelyn amassed over 4,000 items in his library. This work, originally published in 1664, was the first English-language treatise on forestry. Intended for the gentry, it aimed to encourage tree-planting after the ravages of the Civil War and to ensure a supply of timber for Britain's fast-developing navy. The first work sponsored officially by the Royal Society, it was an offshoot of Evelyn's unpublished manuscript Elysium Britannicum, a compendium of gardens and gardening. This is the 1908 two-volume reprint of the fourth edition, published in the year of Evelyn's death. Volume 1 describes different species of tree, deciduous and evergreen, and includes an introductory biography of Evelyn by John Nisbet (1858-1914).

• Autore: John Evelyn
• Curatore: John Nisbet
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Collana: Sylva, Or, a Discourse of Forest Trees 2 Volume Set
• Anno: 2013
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 458 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 152 mm
• Peso: 670 gr.
• EAN: 9781108055260

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