Period book on Spanish Agriculture

[Thomas Powers]

Ancient Agriculture: Roots and Application of Sustainable Farming by Gabriel Alonso de Herrera, recently translated by Arellano (Gibbs Smith Publishers, $29.95) Gabriel Alonso de Herrera, considered the father of modern-day Spanish agriculture, lived in central Spain from the time of his birth in the 1470s, until his death, around 1540. He learned about agriculture from working in the fields of Talavera de la Reina with his father, in Granada with the Moors, studying Spanish Arabic and classical Roman texts on the subject, and traveling extensively throughout Europe.