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Travellers in Ottoman lands : the botanical legacy / edited by Ines Aščerić-Todd, Sabina Knees, Janet Starkey and Paul Starkey.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Archaeopress archaeologyPublisher: Oxford : ASTENE : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd., [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: xxi, 379 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1784919152
  • 9781784919153
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QK376 .T73 2018
Contents:
THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE -- 1. The Ottoman Empire: an introduction to its history and heritage / Ines Asceric-Todd -- THE 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 Isin -- 4. Gardens of Istanbul in Persian hajj travelogues / Gullu Yildiz -- 5. The 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. The 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. The cedars of Lebanon in literature and art / Paul Starkey -- ART AND BOTANY -- 16. Botanical art in Turkey from past to present / Gulnur Eksi -- 17. The 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.
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Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Non-lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB468.36.I74 A73 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 39352800176471
Total holds: 0

"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 -- 1. The Ottoman Empire: an introduction to its history and heritage / Ines Asceric-Todd -- THE 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 Isin -- 4. Gardens of Istanbul in Persian hajj travelogues / Gullu Yildiz -- 5. The 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. The 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. The cedars of Lebanon in literature and art / Paul Starkey -- ART AND BOTANY -- 16. Botanical art in Turkey from past to present / Gulnur Eksi -- 17. The 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.

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