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''Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-Trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesty's Dominions'' by the English writer John Evelyn was first presented in 1662 as a paper to the Royal Society. It was published as a book two years later in 1664, and is recognised as one of the most influential texts on forestry ever published.〔John Evelyn, ''Sylva, Or A Discourse of Forest Trees ... with an Essay on the Life and Works of the Author by John Nisbet'', Fourth Edition (1706), reprinted London: Doubleday & Co., 1908, V1, p. lxv; online edn, March 2007 (), accessed 29 Dec 2012. This source (John Nisbet) states: "There can be no doubt that John Evelyn, both during his own lifetime and throughout the two centuries which have elapsed since his death in 1706, has exerted more individual influence, through his charming ''Sylva'', ... than can be ascribed to any other individual." Nisbet adds that "Evelyn was by no means the first () who wrote on (). That honour belongs to Master Fitzherbert, whose ''Boke of Husbandrie'' was published in 1534" (V1, p. lxvi).〕 == Editions == * 1662 ''Sylva'' paper was presented to the Royal Society on 16 February 1662. * 1664 ''Sylva'' First Edition book printed by publisher John Martyn for the Royal Society, and the first book published after the granting of their Royal Charter as publishers in 1662.〔In 1662 the Society was permitted by Royal Charter to publish and the first two books it produced were John Evelyn's ''Sylva'' and Micrographia by Robert Hooke. ()〕 * 1670 ''Sylva'' Second Edition. Various engravings added. * 1679 ''Sylva'' Third Edition. Included an essay from Evelyn about soils: ''Terra, a Philosophical Essay of Earth, being a Lecture in Course''. * 1706 ''Silva'' Fourth Edition, now spelt ''Silva'', contained new sections ''Dendrologia'', ''Pomona; Or, An Appendix concerning Fruit-Trees in relation to CIDER'' and ''Kalendarium Hortense''. This was the last edition during Evelyn's lifetime. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-Trees and the Propagation of Timber」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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