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For readers of the mid-first century CE, Columella compiled a comprehensive curriculum of the agricultural discipline, aiming to cover every aspect of the field that might effect economic profit and environmental stewardship. Columella combines traditional Roman moralism with an interest in experimental practices and a plea for sound fiscal sense; his work was cited for its scientific currency by a younger contemporary, the Elder Pliny, while Cassiodorus included him, for literary eloquence and practical value, in a selective list for monastic readers. Nonetheless, the medieval manuscript tradition is very slender, and the transmitted text is of mediocre quality. Independent testimony, happily available in authors of late antiquity, is often crucial to successful restoration. This freshly constituted critical edition builds upon the solid recension of pioneering Swedish scholars but incorporates the products of conjectural emendation more consistently and more extensively than has previously been thought necessary.Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100199271542
ISBN-139780199271542
eBay Product ID (ePID)80128050
Product Key Features
Number of Pages640 Pages
Publication NameL. Iuni Moderati Columellae Res Rustica : Incerti Auctoris Liber De Arboribus
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMedieval, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Agriculture / General, Ancient & Classical, Ancient Languages (See Also Latin)
Publication Year2010
TypeTextbook, Language Course
AuthorR. H. Rodgers
Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, Foreign Language Study, Literary Collections, Philosophy
SeriesOxford Classical Texts
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.6 in
Item Weight24.2 Oz
Item Length7.5 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2010-681356
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal630.937
Lc Classification NumberPa6375.C6