The European Discovery of the Indian Flora (Record no. 615284)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 019854684X
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 581.954
Item number DES/E
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Desmond Ray
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The European Discovery of the Indian Flora
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Oxford University Press
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Oxford
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1992
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xii, 355p.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes bibliographical references and index
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. The flora of the Indian subcontinent has stirred European curiosity and investigation for over two millennia. From pepper, a coveted commodity of the lucrative spice trade, to rhododendrons, orchids, and alpine flowers, cherished in innumerable British gardens and conservatories, Indian plants have long been highly prized in the West. This book surveys European perceptions of the diversity of the Indian flora, and examines its impact on European commerce and culture including botany, horticulture, and floral art. It chronicles the growing European awareness of the Indian flora from the first glimmerings of knowledge in the fifth century BC to the demise in the mid-nineteenth century of the British East India Company and of its successor, the India Office. An epilogue briefly surveys the development of botanical studies since the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947. The evolution of European-style gardens in India is examined, and the impact of the Indian flora on British gardens is assessed.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Gardens
Geographic subdivision European - Indic influences
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Botany
Form subdivision Hisory
Geographic subdivision India
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Koha item type Book
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