Description
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.
Table of Contents
Introduction
What is an 'Ancient' Wood?
Woods, Parks and Forests
Worked and Working Trees
Woodland Crafts and Other Industries
Woodland Archaeology and Ecology
The Future: Re-discovering the Old Crafts
Further Reading
Places to Visit
Index
What is an 'Ancient' Wood?
Woods, Parks and Forests
Worked and Working Trees
Woodland Crafts and Other Industries
Woodland Archaeology and Ecology
The Future: Re-discovering the Old Crafts
Further Reading
Places to Visit
Index
Product details
| Published | 10 Mar 2013 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 64 |
| ISBN | 9780747813354 |
| Imprint | Shire Publications |
| Illustrations | 20 b/w; 50 col |
| Series | Shire Library |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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