Roman Book of Gardening
The first book to look at this particular subject, The Roman Book of Gardening brings together an extraordinarily varied selection of texts on Roman horticulture, celebrating herb and vegetable gardening in verse and prose spanning five centuries.
In vivid new translations by John Henderson, Virgil''s Georgics stand alongside neglected works by Columella, Pliny and Palladius, bringing to life the t...
The first book to look at this particular subject, The Roman Book of Gardening brings together an extraordinarily varied selection of texts on Roman horticulture, celebrating herb and vegetable gardening in verse and prose spanning five centuries.
In vivid new translations by John Henderson, Virgil''s Georgics stand alongside neglected works by Columella, Pliny and Palladius, bringing to life the t...