MANETTI
Carlo, Zootechnical Geography of Italy, published by Francesco Battiato,
Catania, 1925, 19,0x12,5 cm.,
original paperback binding, pp. 324, with 24 full page illustrations
and 4 maps.
Description
of the illustration
The publishing house Battiato from Catania was specialised in
monographs on agriculture, zootechny and similar issues. This
book in particular is the 91st volume of the collection "Biblioteca
d'Agricoltura e Industrie Affini" (Agriculture Library and
Similar Matters). It contains descriptions of the main cattle
breeds, divided region by region. Very interesting are the maps
illustating the distribution of the various breeds in Italy.