I’ve only recently begun listening to the Royal Horticultural Society’s “Gardening with the RHS” podcast but in that short time I’ve become quite fond of it.
The RHS Podcast – Garden and Botanical Books
John E. Riutta
About John E. Riutta
Posts by John E. Riutta, MA, MBA, FLS, MemRES:
Ferdinand Bauer’s Remarkable Birds
In this collection of paintings, very few of which have been previously published, Herr Bauer, better known for his paintings of botanical subjects, shows himself to be a superb ornithological artist as well in his ability to capture the small details of his subjects.
The Exeter Companion to Fairies, Nereids, Trolls and other Social Supernatural Beings
For good or for ill, and I’m of the opinion that it is not entirely one or the other, with the development of various technologies and changes in the way the natural world was viewed, many societies have become quite literally disenchanted. And yet…
Reading Practice
Prior to the late medieval period in England, reading was an activity largely confined to those who were fluent in Latin, and who either had access to libraries or who could afford the high prices books commanded in the marketplace. However around 1400, thanks to technological developments and more frequent translation of Latin works into English, a larger portion of the population began to make the reading of books, especially utilitarian books such as almanacs, medical recipe collections, and herbals part of their lives, particularly in regard to how they managed their health, homes, and the conduct of their lives.