{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-plants-in-the-early-modern-era-9781350550605","title":"A Cultural History of Plants in the Early Modern","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Dalby\u003c\/b\u003e, once a librarian at Cambridge University Library, lives in France, writes on food history (\u003ci\u003eSiren Feasts\u003c\/i\u003e, 1996; E\u003ci\u003empire of Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e, 2000; \u003ci\u003eFood in the Ancient World from A to Z\u003c\/i\u003e, 2003; \u003ci\u003eThe Breakfast Book\u003c\/i\u003e, 2015), and translates historical sources on farming and food (\u003ci\u003eCato on Farming\u003c\/i\u003e, 1998; \u003ci\u003eTastes of Byzantium\u003c\/i\u003e, 2010; \u003ci\u003eGeoponika\u003c\/i\u003e, 2011; \u003ci\u003eThe Treatise of Walter of Bibbesworth\u003c\/i\u003e, 2012). His latest book, on which he collaborated with his daughter Rachel, is \u003ci\u003eGifts of the Gods: A history of food in Greece \u003c\/i\u003e(Reaktion Books, 2017).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnnette Giesecke\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is a specialist in the history, meaning, and representation of ancient gardens and designed landscapes at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. She is General Editor of the six volume A Cultural History of Plants (Bloomsbury 2022) and editor of Volume 1 (Antiquity) and co-editor of Volume 3 (Early Modern). Her other works include Classical Mythology A to Z (2020) and The Mythology of Plants (2014). She is General Editor of the six volume A Cultural History of Nature (Bloomsbury, forthcoming).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039342133591,"sku":"9781350550605","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350550605.jpg?v=1750943383","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-plants-in-the-early-modern-era-9781350550605","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}