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15 janvier 2018
- doi: 10.4000/books.pcjb.2197
- eisbn: 9782918887775
https://www.openedition.org/12554 , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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agrumes (culture) archéobotanique agrumes (histoire) citrus fruit archaeobotany citrus cultivation Mediterranean History & Archaeology HIS000000 HBSujets proches
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van der Meer Wouter, « The history of Citrus in the Low Countries during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Age », Publications du Centre Jean Bérard, ID : 10.4000/books.pcjb.2197
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The climate in north-western Europe is not well suited to the commercial production of any Citrus fruit. Therefore, the history of Citrus in the Low Countries is one of consumption and trade rather than production. Nevertheless, one species of Citrus fruit, the bitter orange, was adopted as a national symbol by the northern Low Countries, or at least its colour was. When rebel cities in Holland and Zeeland declared William III of Orange regent in 1572, the juicy fruit that bears the same nobl...