Landscape and change in early medieval Italy : chestnuts, economy, and culture /
An innovative environmental history of the chestnut tree and what it can tell us about the medieval history of Italy.
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Trees, Woods, and Chestnuts in Early Medieval Italy
- A Natural History of the Chestnut
- The Triumph of a Tree
- The Poetics of the Chestnut in the Early Middle Ages
- Chestnuts in Early Medieval Campania
- Chestnuts in the Po Valley
- Conclusion: Giovanni Pascoli and the Old Chestnut
- Glossary.