Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Brown, Michael (19..-.... ; jardinier)
Titre(s) : Death in the garden [Texte imprimé] : poisonous plants & their use throughout history / Michael Brown
Publication : Barnsley : Pen & Sword White Owl, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (248 p.) : color ill. ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr.
Mankind has always had a morbid fascination with poisonous plants; how their poisonous
properties were discovered and developed will most likely be left unknown. Over the
centuries poisonous plants have been used to remove garden pests, unwanted rivals
and deceitful partners. They have also been used for their medicinal qualities, as
rather dangerous cosmetics, even to help seduce a lover when perceived as an aphrodisiac.
Some of these and other uses originate in a medieval book that has not yet been translated
into English
Sujet(s) : Plantes vénéneuses -- Histoire
Indice(s) Dewey :
581.659 09 (23e éd.) = Plantes vénéneuses - Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 1526708388. - ISBN 9781526708380 (br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45709094q
Notice n° :
FRBNF45709094
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : A history of poisons ; Witchcraft and poisons ; Poisoned clothing ; The properties
of poisonous plants ; The spiritual properties of poisonous plants ; The writers
about poisonous plants ; Dangers of potting shed ; A conundrum ; The plants. Aquilegia
; Asarbacca ; Autumn crocus ; Basil ; Bay ; Bindweed ; Birthwort ; Bluebell ; Broom
; Caper spurge ; Castor oil plant ; Celandine greater ; Celandine lesser ; Cherry
laurel ; Chinese lanterns ; Corn cockle ; Cuckoo pint ; Daffodils ; Daphne laureola
; Daphne mezeruem ; Deadly nightshade ; Dragons ; Fly agaric ; Foxglove ; Giant hogweed
; Hedge Hyssop ; Hellebore ; Hemlock ; Hemp ; Henbane ; Holly ; Horsetail ; Ivy ;
Lettuce ; Lily of the valley ; Mandrake ; Mistletoe ; Monkshood ; Morning glory ;
Nettles ; Opium poppy ; Pasque flower ; Pheasant's eye ; Petty spurge ; Rue ; Savin
; Soapwort ; Sea squill ; Strychnine ; Tansy ; Thorn Applev ; Tobacco ; Upas tree
; White bryony ; Woody nightshade ; Wormwood ; Yew ; Carnivorous plants. Pitcher
plant ; Sundew ; Venus flytrap ; Growing poisonous plants ; What to do if affected
by a poisonous plant ; Other poisonous plants ; Poison gardens to visit ; The conundrum
; A final word.
