On agriculture
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Contributions
- Forster, E. S. 1879-1950. - Contributor
- Heffner, Edward H. - Contributor
Publication
1968 - Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass, England
Language
English
Word Count
125,750 words, Guess
Page Count
503 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL22449733M
- ISBN-100674994485
- OCLC Control Number3444269
- Library of Congress Control Numbera42003263
- Goodreads2279651
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- LibraryThing2754658
Classifications
- LCC
Description
Columella (first century CE) included Cato and Varro among many sources for On Agriculture, but his personal experience was paramount. Written in prose except for the hexameters on horticulture of Book 10, the work is richly informative about country life in first century CE Italy.
Subjects
Series Statement
- The Loeb classical library -- 407
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