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The Cedar of Lebanon in England: the introduction and reception of a sacred tree (2016)
Book Chapter
Watkins, C. (2016). The Cedar of Lebanon in England: the introduction and reception of a sacred tree. In M. Guest, & M. M. Le Mon (Eds.), Death, life and laughter: essays on religion in honour of Douglas Davies. Routledge

Douglas Davies (1988: 33-34) argued in his paper on ‘evocative symbolism’ that trees had a practical symbolism that derived ‘both literally and metaphorically’ from their being living entities ‘spanning many generations’. He saw trees as ‘historical... Read More about The Cedar of Lebanon in England: the introduction and reception of a sacred tree.

‘Saved from the sordid axe’: representation and understanding of pine trees by English visitors to Italy in the eighteenth and nineteenth century (2016)
Journal Article
Piana, P., Watkins, C., & Balzaretti, R. (in press). ‘Saved from the sordid axe’: representation and understanding of pine trees by English visitors to Italy in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. Landscape History, 37(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/01433768.2016.1249723

Pine trees were frequently depicted and celebrated by nineteenth century English artists and travellers in Italy. The amateur artist and connoisseur Sir George Beaumont was horrified to discover in 1821 that many Roman stone pines were being felled a... Read More about ‘Saved from the sordid axe’: representation and understanding of pine trees by English visitors to Italy in the eighteenth and nineteenth century.

The Bisagno stream catchment (Genoa, Italy) and its major floods: geomorphic and land use variations in the last three centuries (2016)
Journal Article
Faccini, F., Paliaga, G., Piana, P., Sacchini, A., & Watkins, C. (2016). The Bisagno stream catchment (Genoa, Italy) and its major floods: geomorphic and land use variations in the last three centuries. Geomorphology, 273, 14-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.07.037

The city of Genoa (Liguria, Italy) and the Bisagno Valley are affected by frequent floods, often with loss of human lives. Historically characterised by high flood hazards, the Bisagno Valley was recently affected by a flood event on 9 October 2014,... Read More about The Bisagno stream catchment (Genoa, Italy) and its major floods: geomorphic and land use variations in the last three centuries.

‘An incredibly vile sport’: campaigns against otter hunting in Britain, 1900–39 (2016)
Journal Article
Allen, D., Watkins, C., & Matless, D. (2016). ‘An incredibly vile sport’: campaigns against otter hunting in Britain, 1900–39. Rural History, 27(1), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956793315000175

Otter hunting was a minor field sport in Britain but in the early years of the twentieth century a lively campaign to ban it was orchestrated by several individuals and anti-hunting societies. The sport became increasingly popular in the late ninetee... Read More about ‘An incredibly vile sport’: campaigns against otter hunting in Britain, 1900–39.