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1 online resource (xxii, 379 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps. |
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polychrome |
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Archaeopress archaeology
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Archaeopress archaeology.
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| Note |
Previously issued in print: 2018. |
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Includes index. |
| Summary |
This splendidly illustrated work focuses on the botanical legacy of many parts of the former Ottoman Empire - including present-day Turkey, the Levant, Egypt, the Balkans, and the Arabian Peninsula - as seen and described by travellers both from within and from outside the region. |
| Contents |
OTTOMAN EMPIRE -- 1. Ottoman Empire: an introduction to its history and heritage / Ines Asceric-Todd -- OTTOMAN GARDEN -- 2. Presenting and re-presenting Ottoman imperial gardens in manuscript illustrations: the case of the Oxford Dilsuznamah, dated AH 860/AD 1455-1456, Edirne / Susan Scollay -- 3. Ottoman fruit cultivation as reflected in Evliya Celebi's Book of Travels / Priscilla Mary Ism -- 4. Gardens of Istanbul in Persian hajj travelogues / Gullu Yildiz -- 5. Public space of the Bakewell Ottoman Garden / Radha Dalal -- BOTANIST-TRAVELLERS -- 6. Dioscorides' legacy: a classical precursor to travellers in Ottoman lands / Alison Denham -- 7. Botanical explorations by Frederik Hasselquist (1749-1752) and Pehr Forsskal (1761-1763): Linne's apostles in the Holy Land / Tobias Morike -- 8. From Ottoman Aleppo to Edinburgh: the botanical legacies of Adam Freer MD and his colleagues / Janet Starkey -- 9. Botanist Carl Haussknecht (1838-1903) in the Ottoman Empire and Persia (1865 and 1866-1869): a biographical sketch and itinerary of his expeditions / Kristin Victor -- 10. In honour of Professor Asuman Baytop (1920-2015): a tribute -- On Georges Vincent Aznavour, the last Ottoman plant collector and his herbarium held in Robert College (Istanbul), Turkey / Necmi Aksoy -- 11. Violet Dickson, Umm Saud, the last grande dame of Arabia / Irene Linning -- BULBS AND CONIFERS -- 12. Bulbs of the Holy Land: diversity, conservation, and cultivation / Ori Fragman-Sapir -- 13. George Maw (1832-1912): his Crocus monograph, travels, and correspondents from the Ottoman Empire / Alison Rix -- 14. Decline of the conifers in former Ottoman lands / Sabina Knees -- 15. Cedars of Lebanon in literature and art / Paul Starkey -- ART AND BOTANY -- 16. Botanical art in Turkey from past to present / Gulnur Eksi -- 17. Interpretation of Ottoman garden culture through miniatures / Giirsan Ergil -- 18. Richly decorated textiles and Ottoman court dress / Jennifer Scarce -- 19. Taking `stalk' of Turkey red in Ottoman flora, fabric, and fibre / Lara Mehling -- 20. Roses, carnations, and `Prophet's eggs': Turkish needle lace flowers between decoration and non-verbal communication / Kathrin Muller. |
| Audience |
Specialized. |
| Note |
Available through Archaeopress Digital Subscription Service. |
| Awards |
Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award - Nominee, 2020 |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Botany -- Turkey -- History -- Congresses.
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Botany. |
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Turkey. |
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History. |
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Botany -- Middle East -- History -- Congresses.
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Middle East. |
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Botany -- Egypt -- History -- Congresses.
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Egypt. |
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Botany -- Balkan Peninsula -- History -- Congresses.
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Balkan Peninsula. |
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Botany -- Arabian Peninsula -- History -- Congresses.
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Arabian Peninsula. |
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Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918 -- Congresses.
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Plants -- Middle East -- History -- Congresses.
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Plants. |
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Travelers -- Middle East -- Congresses.
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Travelers. |
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Middle East -- Description and travel -- Congresses.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology. |
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Travel. |
| Chronological Term |
1288-1918 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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History.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Aščerić-Todd, Ines, editor.
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Knees, Sabina, editor.
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Starkey, Janet, 1948- editor.
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Starkey, Paul, 1947- editor.
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Archaeopress, publisher.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Travellers in Ottoman lands. Oxford : ASTENE : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2018] 9781784919153 (DLC) 2018400128 (OCoLC)1042476073 |
| ISBN |
1784919160 (electronic book) |
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9781784919160 (electronic book) |
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9781784919153 (paperback) |
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