Cyprus Ceda, Trees of Cyprus Thematic Issue, Republic of Cyprus
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Title
Cyprus Ceda, Trees of Cyprus Thematic Issue, Republic of Cyprus
Description
Trees of Cyprus are part of the natural heritage of the island. Two thousand years ago Eratosthenes (c.276194 B.C.), Greek astronomer and scholar had said that the fields of Cyprus
were so densely covered with trees that the land could not be cultivated. Even though trees were cut down for shipbuilding and the continuous smelting of minerals (copper being one such metal), no human device could exhaust the wood. It was therefore decided by the Council that every man would be allowed to own whatever land he could bring into cultivation by cutting down the trees. Fertile fields were thus created but times have since changed and conservation and re-forestation are orders of the day. The Cyprus Cedars are endemic to the Tripylos area of the Paphos forest and many are more than five hundred years old. They have a distinctive and pleasing aroma and are resilient to insect and fungal attacks. This may explain why people tucked pieces of cedar wood in their wardrobes to protect their clothes. Probably, for the same reason, this wood has often been used to build the magnificently carved iconostases in the churches.
were so densely covered with trees that the land could not be cultivated. Even though trees were cut down for shipbuilding and the continuous smelting of minerals (copper being one such metal), no human device could exhaust the wood. It was therefore decided by the Council that every man would be allowed to own whatever land he could bring into cultivation by cutting down the trees. Fertile fields were thus created but times have since changed and conservation and re-forestation are orders of the day. The Cyprus Cedars are endemic to the Tripylos area of the Paphos forest and many are more than five hundred years old. They have a distinctive and pleasing aroma and are resilient to insect and fungal attacks. This may explain why people tucked pieces of cedar wood in their wardrobes to protect their clothes. Probably, for the same reason, this wood has often been used to build the magnificently carved iconostases in the churches.
Source
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Publisher
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology
Date
Contributor
Designer: A. A. Ioannides
Rights
Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
Relation
www.cypruspost.gov.cy
Format
TIFF
Language
EL, EN
Type
Identifier
1994-TREES-15C
Coverage
35.160417, 33.346556
Provenance
Aspioti - Elka, Athens
Files
Collection
Citation
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Cyprus Ceda, Trees of Cyprus Thematic Issue, Republic of Cyprus,” Αψίδα, accessed May 7, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/13408.