Travellers in Ottoman lands : the botanical legacy /
Travellers in Ottoman lands : the botanical legacy /
edited by Ines Aščerić-Todd, Sabina Knees, Janet Starkey and Paul Starkey.
- xxi, 379 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 23 cm.
- Archaeopress archaeology .
- Archaeopress archaeology. .
"This collection of around twenty papers has its origins in a two-day seminar organised by the Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East (ASTENE) in conjunction with the Centre for Middle Eastern Plants at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh (RBGE), with additional support from Cornucopia magazine and the Turkish Consulate General, Edinbugh. This multi-disciplinary event formed part of the Ottoman Horizons festival held in Edinburgh in 2017 ..."--Back cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE -- The Ottoman Empire: an introduction to its history and heritage / THE OTTOMAN GARDEN -- Presenting and re-presenting Ottoman imperial gardens in manuscript illustrations: the case of the Oxford Dilsuznamah, dated AH 860/AD 1455-1456, Edirne / Ottoman fruit cultivation as reflected in Evliya Celebi's Book of Travels / Gardens of Istanbul in Persian hajj travelogues / The public space of the Bakewell Ottoman Garden / BOTANIST-TRAVELLERS -- Dioscorides' legacy: a classical precursor to travellers in Ottoman lands / Botanical explorations by Frederik Hasselquist (1749-1752) and Pehr Forsskal (1761-1763): Linne's apostles in the Holy Land / From Ottoman Aleppo to Edinburgh: the botanical legacies of Adam Freer MD and his colleagues / The botanist Carl Haussknecht (1838-1903) in the Ottoman Empire and Persia (1865 and 1866-1869): a biographical sketch and itinerary of his expeditions / 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 / Violet Dickson, Umm Saud, the last grande dame of Arabia / BULBS AND CONIFERS -- Bulbs of the Holy Land: diversity, conservation, and cultivation / George Maw (1832-1912): his Crocus monograph, travels, and correspondents from the Ottoman Empire / Decline of the conifers in former Ottoman lands / The cedars of Lebanon in literature and art / ART AND BOTANY -- Botanical art in Turkey from past to present / The interpretation of Ottoman garden culture through miniatures / Richly decorated textiles and Ottoman court dress / Taking `stalk' of Turkey red in Ottoman flora, fabric, and fibre / Roses, carnations, and `Prophet's eggs': Turkish needle lace flowers between decoration and non-verbal communication / Ines Asceric-Todd -- Susan Scollay -- Priscilla Mary Isin -- Gullu Yildiz -- Radha Dalal -- Alison Denham -- Tobias Morike -- Janet Starkey -- Kristin Victor -- Necmi Aksoy -- Irene Linning -- Ori Fragman-Sapir -- Alison Rix -- Sabina Knees -- Paul Starkey -- Gulnur Eksi -- Giirsan Ergil -- Jennifer Scarce -- Lara Mehling -- Kathrin Muller. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1784919152 9781784919153
2018400128
GBB8D4041 bnb
018979806 Uk
Botany--History--Turkey--Congresses.
Botany--History--Middle East--Congresses.
Botany--History--Egypt--Congresses.
Botany--History--Balkan Peninsula--Congresses.
Botany--History--Arabian Peninsula--Congresses.
Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918--Congresses.
QK376 / .T73 2018
"This collection of around twenty papers has its origins in a two-day seminar organised by the Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East (ASTENE) in conjunction with the Centre for Middle Eastern Plants at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh (RBGE), with additional support from Cornucopia magazine and the Turkish Consulate General, Edinbugh. This multi-disciplinary event formed part of the Ottoman Horizons festival held in Edinburgh in 2017 ..."--Back cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE -- The Ottoman Empire: an introduction to its history and heritage / THE OTTOMAN GARDEN -- Presenting and re-presenting Ottoman imperial gardens in manuscript illustrations: the case of the Oxford Dilsuznamah, dated AH 860/AD 1455-1456, Edirne / Ottoman fruit cultivation as reflected in Evliya Celebi's Book of Travels / Gardens of Istanbul in Persian hajj travelogues / The public space of the Bakewell Ottoman Garden / BOTANIST-TRAVELLERS -- Dioscorides' legacy: a classical precursor to travellers in Ottoman lands / Botanical explorations by Frederik Hasselquist (1749-1752) and Pehr Forsskal (1761-1763): Linne's apostles in the Holy Land / From Ottoman Aleppo to Edinburgh: the botanical legacies of Adam Freer MD and his colleagues / The botanist Carl Haussknecht (1838-1903) in the Ottoman Empire and Persia (1865 and 1866-1869): a biographical sketch and itinerary of his expeditions / 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 / Violet Dickson, Umm Saud, the last grande dame of Arabia / BULBS AND CONIFERS -- Bulbs of the Holy Land: diversity, conservation, and cultivation / George Maw (1832-1912): his Crocus monograph, travels, and correspondents from the Ottoman Empire / Decline of the conifers in former Ottoman lands / The cedars of Lebanon in literature and art / ART AND BOTANY -- Botanical art in Turkey from past to present / The interpretation of Ottoman garden culture through miniatures / Richly decorated textiles and Ottoman court dress / Taking `stalk' of Turkey red in Ottoman flora, fabric, and fibre / Roses, carnations, and `Prophet's eggs': Turkish needle lace flowers between decoration and non-verbal communication / Ines Asceric-Todd -- Susan Scollay -- Priscilla Mary Isin -- Gullu Yildiz -- Radha Dalal -- Alison Denham -- Tobias Morike -- Janet Starkey -- Kristin Victor -- Necmi Aksoy -- Irene Linning -- Ori Fragman-Sapir -- Alison Rix -- Sabina Knees -- Paul Starkey -- Gulnur Eksi -- Giirsan Ergil -- Jennifer Scarce -- Lara Mehling -- Kathrin Muller. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1784919152 9781784919153
2018400128
GBB8D4041 bnb
018979806 Uk
Botany--History--Turkey--Congresses.
Botany--History--Middle East--Congresses.
Botany--History--Egypt--Congresses.
Botany--History--Balkan Peninsula--Congresses.
Botany--History--Arabian Peninsula--Congresses.
Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918--Congresses.
QK376 / .T73 2018