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An Historical Dictionary of Forestry and Woodland Terms (Hardcover)
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An Historical Dictionary of Forestry and Woodland Terms (Hardcover)
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An Historical Dictionary of Forestry and Woodland Terms describes
the special words used by those working or hunting in England's
woodlands and forests from the early Middle Ages until the present.
The author does not simply give the meanings of words: he describes
the customs and practices to which they refer, and frequently adds
quotations from contemporary sources, the latter ranging from
medieval royal charters and Shakespeare's As You Like It to such
books as Taylor's Common Good or the Emprovements of Commons
(1652), John Evelyn's Sylva (1664) and Jefferies's Wildlife in a
Southern County (1879).
From this dictionary the reader will not only learn the meaning of
such terms as pismires, perambulation, furlong and quaking ash, but
will find brief histories of the forest courts of the Middle Ages,
and the lawing of dogs. Long entries describe such complex
procedures as bark-stripping, dishing and dressing, and the care
and exploitation of coppice. Many words and practices described
here survived until the recent past and some are still in use
today.
This unique book will be welcomed by everyone interested in the
history of English rural life in which woodlands and forests have
played, over the centuries, such a vital role.
The entries are fully referenced and illustrated where appropriate
with line drawings.
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