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.
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.
發表於2025-02-23
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一直很嚮往英國的邱園,也很羨慕歐洲大陸上到處爛漫的奇花異草,讀完這本異域的中國植物遷移史纔知道原來那麼多有名的風靡歐洲的花草竟然都是從東亞從中國引進的,驚異之餘也不得不感嘆中國地域之廣闊,植被之豐富。作為一個立誌投身植物世界的小妞,這種認知讓我感到...
評分酷愛園藝的曆史學傢在中國,據我所知幾乎是沒有。中國植物傾靡歐洲的機緣,自然也隻有由英國人來告訴我們。 泱泱十三億中國人,園林課本上的“世界園林之母”,要說起西方人當年如何為我們傾倒,竟成為不可能的事情。那些來自不同階層、不同國傢、不同經曆之人,漂洋過海,傾盡...
評分 評分早在唐朝時,牡丹花節最受人們的追捧,甚至有“無暇賞花者為恥”的說法。唐玄宗與楊貴妃賞牡丹花時,曾叫李白賦詩:名花傾國兩相歡,長得君王帶笑看。解釋春風無限恨,沉香亭北倚闌乾。 在我國,牡丹花素有“花中之王”的美稱,體現瞭陽氣之足。象徵著富貴昌盛,相傳武則天酒...
評分想來中國植物還有這麼一段精彩的西行之旅!關注瞭人的互動之後,關注這種植物(花草)之旅也是很有意思的~~~~~~~~~ 結閤範發迪《清代在華的英國博物學傢》一起看,更能瞭解這種西行之旅背後的有趣故事,嗬嗬
圖書標籤: 海外中國研究 博物學 科學史 社會史 英文原版 中國藝術史
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