Scottish Birds: Culture and Tradition - Couverture souple

Hull, Robin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1841830259 ISBN 13 : 9781841830254

Editeur : Mercat Press, 2002

Synopsis

A book exploring the wealth of tradition, history and lore about birds in Scotland. A companion to Mercat's bestselling Scots Herbal, this book explores the wealth of tradition, history and lore about birds in Scotland. Encyclopaedic in its detail, it describes each species using references from folktales and ballads, Statistical Accounts and eye-witness reports. All the commonly occurring birds in Scotland are listed and described. Anyone with the slightest interest in wildlife or Scottish folk culture will find endless fascination in these pages. Illustrated throughout.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Robin Hull was born in Hertfordshire and was educated at Christ's Hospital and St Mary's Hospital Medical School in London. He worked as a General Practitioner and as a Professor of General Practice at the Free University of Amsterdam. He now lives in Perthshire where he works as a freelance writer and lecturer. His numerous publications include medical and natural history books and articles, as well as fiction.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mercat Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1841830259
• ISBN 13: 9781841830254
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible