A Cultural History of Plants in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
$108.06
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
20 August 2025
Summary
Seeds of Change: Plants and Culture in the Age of Exploration (1650-1800)
A Cultural History of Plants in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries covers the period from 1650 to 1800, a time of global exploration and the discovery of new species of plants and their potential uses. Trade routes were established which brought Europeans into direct contact with the plants and people of Asia, Oceania, Africa and the Americas. Foreign and exotic plants become ob…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781350550612 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1350550612 |
| Series: | The Cultural Histories Series |
| Author: | Jennifer Milam |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 20 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 480g |
| Dimensions: | 242mm x 168mm x 18mm |
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About The Author
Jennifer Milam
Jennifer Milam is Pro Vice Chancellor and Professor of Art History at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Her books include Women, Art and the Politics of Identity in Eighteenth-Century Europe (2003), Fragonard’s Playful Paintings (2007), Historical Dictionary of Rococo Art (2011), Beyond Chinoiserie (2018), and Making Ideas Visible (2022). Her next book addresses cosmopolitan ideals in garden spaces.
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