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Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum: A Brief History by Stephen A. Harris: Used
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- Book Title
- Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum: A Brief History
- Publication Date
- 2017-04-07
- ISBN
- 9781851244652
- Subject Area
- Science, Gardening, History
- Publication Name
- Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum : a Brief History
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Subject
- Life Sciences / Botany, Regional / General, Social History, Europe / Great Britain / General
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Weight
- 17 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.7 in
- Number of Pages
- 144 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bodleian Library
ISBN-10
1851244654
ISBN-13
9781851244652
eBay Product ID (ePID)
228590840
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum : a Brief History
Publication Year
2017
Subject
Life Sciences / Botany, Regional / General, Social History, Europe / Great Britain / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science, Gardening, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
6.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
580.7342574
Table Of Content
ContentsPrefaceAuthor's Note1 Founding the Garden2 Constructing the Garden3 Planting the Garden4 Evolution5 Revitalisation6 Expansion7 Growing Trees8 Engaging People9 Pursuing Science10 Splitting apartAppendix A Plant namesAppendix B Senior positions in the Garden, Plant Sciences and HerbariaNotesBibliographyPicture Credits
Synopsis
Oxford Botanic Garden is the oldest surviving botanic garden in Britain and has occupied its site in central Oxford since 1621. Conceived as a place to grow medicinal plants, born in the turmoil of civil war and nurtured during the restoration of the monarchy, the garden has, unsurprisingly, a curious past.By tracing the work and priorities of each of the garden's keepers, this book explores its importance as one of the world's oldest scientific plant collections. It tells the story of the planting of the garden by its first keeper, Jacob Bobart, and his son, together with how they changed the garden to suit their own needs. The story develops during the eighteenth century as the garden grew exotic plants under glass and acquired a fine succulent collection but then experienced a downturn under the stewardship of the eccentric Professor Humphrey Sibthorp (famous for giving just one lecture in thirty-seven years). Finally, the narrative throws light on the partnership of gardener William Baxter and academic Charles Daubeny in the early nineteenth century, which gave the garden its glasshouses and ponds and contributed to its survival to the present day. This generously illustrated book is the first history of the garden and arboretum for more than a century and provides an essential introduction to one of Oxford's much-loved haunts., The Oxford Botanic Garden is the oldest surviving botanic garden in Britain, occupying the same location in central Oxford since 1621. Designed as a nursery for growing medicinal plants amid the turmoil of the civil war, and nurtured through the restoration of the monarchy, it has, perhaps unsurprisingly, a curious past. This book tells the story of the garden through accounts of each of its keepers, tracing their work and priorities, from its founding keeper, Jacob Bobart, through to the early nineteenth-century partnership of gardener William Baxter and academic Charles Daubeny, who together gave the garden its greenhouse and ponds and helped ensure its survival to the present. Richly illustrated, this book offers a wonderful introduction to a celebrated Oxford site., This generously illustrated book is the first history of the garden and arboretum for more than a century and provides an essential introduction to one of Oxford's much-loved haunts.
LC Classification Number
QK73
Copyright Date
2017
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