Jane Kilpatrick studied History at Oxford and then tried a number of different occupations, among them antiquarian bookselling, before working for several years at a children's safety charity. Throughout she has gardened whenever and wherever possible. She is a dedicated plantswoman with a passionate interest in Chinese plants.
发表于2024-12-28
Gifts from the Gardens of China 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书
一直很向往英国的邱园,也很羡慕欧洲大陆上到处烂漫的奇花异草,读完这本异域的中国植物迁移史才知道原来那么多有名的风靡欧洲的花草竟然都是从东亚从中国引进的,惊异之余也不得不感叹中国地域之广阔,植被之丰富。作为一个立志投身植物世界的小妞,这种认知让我感到...
评分去年是圆明园150年祭。再向前追溯,在圆明园营建的150年间,清帝国由兴盛走向崩溃。也是在这150年间,中国的植物却大规模登陆欧洲大地。那些中国植物“移民”的历史,呈现的其实是西方认识中国的一个侧面。 读罢书中的故事,才知道欧洲的植物爱好者怎样按图索骥地寻...
评分 评分想来中国植物还有这么一段精彩的西行之旅!关注了人的互动之后,关注这种植物(花草)之旅也是很有意思的~~~~~~~~~ 结合范发迪《清代在华的英国博物学家》一起看,更能了解这种西行之旅背后的有趣故事,呵呵
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The first plant enthusiasts to reach China found a wonderful array of unfamiliar garden plants that had been nurtured by Chinese gardeners for thousands of years. This is the story of the struggles, the daring and the dogged perseverance of those early collectors. Where would we be without magnolias, camellias, chrysanthemums, tree peonies, repeat-flowering roses, viburnums and so many more? Jane Kilpatrick writes with knowledge and affection of the amateur pioneers and the plants they introduced to an audience that had not realized the flowers they had seen on wallpapers, silks and ceramics could be real.
Gifts from the Gardens of China 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书