Ancient Woodland

History, Industry and Crafts

von Ian Rotherham

64 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Though most of us will have enjoyed strolling through beautiful British woodlands, we might not be aware of the ancient - and often complex - origins of our surroundings.From medieval times, woodlands were carefully managed commodities with hotly contested resources: conflicting demands from landowners, the Crown, the peasantry and local and national wood-based industries have all left their marks on today's woodland.Ian D. Rotherham here explains the various uses of British woods and their industries, such as coppicing, charcoal-burning, basket-making and bodging, and helps the reader to seek out the clues to their woodland's past.

• Reihe: Shire Library
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Europäische Geschichte
• ISBN: 9780747811657
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 10.03.2013
• Größe: 210 x 149 mm
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC