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Ancient Woodland: History, Industry and Crafts (Shire Library)
Ian Rotherham
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Description for Ancient Woodland: History, Industry and Crafts (Shire Library)
Paperback. From medieval times, woodlands were managed commodities with hotly contested resources: conflicting demands from landowners, and local and national wood-based industries have left their marks on today's woodland, this title explains various uses of British woods and their industries, such as coppicing, charcoal-burning, basket-making and bodging. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, 20 b/w; 50 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; RGBL; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 6. Weight in Grams: 168.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Shire Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747811657
SKU
V9780747811657
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Ref
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About Ian Rotherham
Ian D. Rotherham, ecologist and landscape historian, is Reader in Tourism and Environmental Change at Sheffield Hallam University. An international authority on cultural and historical aspects of landscapes, especially peat bogs and peatlands, he also writes and broadcasts on environmental issues.
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