Della coltivazione del Maiz
- SIGNED
- Vicenza: Stamperia Turra, 1788
Vicenza: Stamperia Turra, 1788. 8vo. 210x140 mm., [8 x 5 1.2 inches]. 112.pp. Title-page vignette of the emblem of the Accademia Agraria di Vicenza and one engraved plate. Modern decorated paper wrappers.
Harasti, a Franciscan father of Hungarian origin, arrived in Italy in 1780 and published several works on agriculture. This work contains chapters on the origins and natural properties of corn; the special qualities of each variety and preparation necessary before sowing seeds; the method of preparing the earth before planting; best times of the year to plant corn seed; caring for the plants as they grow to maturity; harvesting corn; proper storage methods for the crop; methods of grinding the corn into flour; and the economic advantages of cultivating, milling, and selling corn products.
OCLC cites copies at National Agricultural Library, John Carter Brown, and Missouri Botanical Garden. NUC adds a copy at UC Berkley. Vittorio Niccoli, Saggio Storico e Bibliografico dell’Agricoltura Italiana, Torino 1902, p. 200. Maria Paleari Henssler, Bibliografia Latino-Italiana di Gastronomia, Milan, 1998, I, p. 380.
Harasti, a Franciscan father of Hungarian origin, arrived in Italy in 1780 and published several works on agriculture. This work contains chapters on the origins and natural properties of corn; the special qualities of each variety and preparation necessary before sowing seeds; the method of preparing the earth before planting; best times of the year to plant corn seed; caring for the plants as they grow to maturity; harvesting corn; proper storage methods for the crop; methods of grinding the corn into flour; and the economic advantages of cultivating, milling, and selling corn products.
OCLC cites copies at National Agricultural Library, John Carter Brown, and Missouri Botanical Garden. NUC adds a copy at UC Berkley. Vittorio Niccoli, Saggio Storico e Bibliografico dell’Agricoltura Italiana, Torino 1902, p. 200. Maria Paleari Henssler, Bibliografia Latino-Italiana di Gastronomia, Milan, 1998, I, p. 380.