Sylva, Or, a Discourse of Forest Trees: With an Essay on the Life and Works of the Author (Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture Volume 2)
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John Evelyn (Author) John Nisbet (Contributor)
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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 The first work sponsored officially by the Royal Society, it was an offshoot of Evelyn's unpublished manuscript Elysium Britannicum, a compendium of gardens and gardening.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 2 covers practical aspects of forestry and the use of trees in landscaping. Worked examples or Exercises
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- Contributor: John Evelyn
- Imprint: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN13: 9781108055277
- Number of Pages: 304
- Packaged Dimensions: 152x229x17mm
- Packaged Weight: 450
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Release Date: 2013-02-21
- Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture
- Binding: Paperback / softback
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