Travellers in Ottoman Lands: the botanical legacy

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2018

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THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE -- 1. The Ottoman Empire: an introduction to its history and heritage / Ines Asceric-Todd -- THE OTTOMAN GARDEN -- 2. Presenting and re-presenting Ottoman imperial gardens in manuscript illustrations: the case of the Oxford Dilsuznamah, dated AH 860/AD 1455-1456, Edirne / Susan Scollay -- 3. Ottoman fruit cultivation as reflected in Evliya Celebi's Book of Travels / Priscilla Mary Ism -- 4. Gardens of Istanbul in Persian hajj travelogues / Gullu Yildiz -- 5. The public space of the Bakewell Ottoman Garden / Radha Dalal -- BOTANIST-TRAVELLERS -- 6. Dioscorides' legacy: a classical precursor to travellers in Ottoman lands / Alison Denham -- 7. Botanical explorations by Frederik Hasselquist (1749-1752) and Pehr Forsskal (1761-1763): Linne's apostles in the Holy Land / Tobias Morike -- 8. From Ottoman Aleppo to Edinburgh: the botanical legacies of Adam Freer MD and his colleagues / Janet Starkey -- 9. The botanist Carl Haussknecht (1838-1903) in the Ottoman Empire and Persia (1865 and 1866-1869): a biographical sketch and itinerary of his expeditions / Kristin Victor -- 10. In honour of Professor Asuman Baytop (1920-2015): a tribute -- On Georges Vincent Aznavour, the last Ottoman plant collector and his herbarium held in Robert College (Istanbul), Turkey / Necmi Aksoy -- 11. Violet Dickson, Umm Saud, the last grande dame of Arabia / Irene Linning -- BULBS AND CONIFERS -- 12. Bulbs of the Holy Land: diversity, conservation, and cultivation / Ori Fragman-Sapir -- 13. George Maw (1832-1912): his Crocus monograph, travels, and correspondents from the Ottoman Empire / Alison Rix -- 14. Decline of the conifers in former Ottoman lands / Sabina Knees -- 15. The cedars of Lebanon in literature and art / Paul Starkey -- ART AND BOTANY -- 16. Botanical art in Turkey from past to present / Gulnur Eksi -- 17. The interpretation of Ottoman garden culture through miniatures / Giirsan Ergil -- 18. Richly decorated textiles and Ottoman court dress / Jennifer Scarce -- 19. Taking 'stalk' of Turkey red in Ottoman flora, fabric, and fibre / Lara Mehling -- 20. Roses, carnations, and 'Prophet's eggs': Turkish needle lace flowers between decoration and non-verbal communication / Kathrin Muller.

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