Vincenzo Tanara
Vincenzo Tanara or Tanari (died 1667) was an Italian agronomist and gastronome.
Vincenzo Tanara | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1667 |
| Known for | Writing L'economia del cittadino in villa |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Agriculture |
A Bolognese nobleman, he wrote the important 1653 treatise entitled L'economia del cittadino in villa (The economy of the citizen in the country).
Career
Tanara wrote of plants in order to provide a guide for "city dwellers."[1] In Botanical Progress, Horticultural Innovation and Cultural Changes, it written that Tanara's "handbooks became very popular among land stewards as landowners were losing their interest in direct management of their estates." Not only did he characterize plant life as central to family economy: he specialized in "utility," particularly agricultural efficiency.
References
- Botanical Progress, Horticultural Innovations, and Cultural Changes. Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection. 2007. pp. 187–8. ISBN 9780884023272.
- Saltini, Antonio (1984). Storia delle scienze agrarie. Bologna: Edagricole. pp. 501–517.
- W. John, Kress, Mauro Ambrosoli, Nurhan Atasoy, and Peter Del Tredici. Botanical Progress, Horticultural Innovation and Cultural Changes. Ed. Michael Conan. Vol. 28. N.p.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 2007. Print.
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