Weeds and the Carolingians

Weeds and the Carolingians
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 237
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ISBN-10 : 9781009080798
ISBN-13 : 1009080792
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Download or read book Weeds and the Carolingians written by Paolo Squatriti and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-06-09 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why did weeds matter in the Carolingian empire? What was their special significance for writers in eighth- and ninth-century Europe and how was this connected with the growth of real weeds? In early medieval Europe, unwanted plants that persistently appeared among crops created extra work, reduced productivity, and challenged theologians who believed God had made all vegetation good. For the first time, in this book weeds emerge as protagonists in early medieval European history, driving human farming strategies and coloring people's imagination. Early medieval Europeans' effort to create agroecosystems that satisfied their needs and cosmologies that confirmed Christian accounts of vegetable creation both had to come to terms with unruly plants. Using diverse kinds of texts, fresh archaeobotanical data, and even mosaics, this interdisciplinary study reveals how early medieval Europeans interacted with their environments.


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