Europe is such a varied continent. Even a simple thing as how fields are shaped and divided in a comparable bit of topography is so noticeable. Here are some examples:
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| England - Bavaria - Italy? |
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| England - Bavaria - Italy? |
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| England - Bavaria - Italy? |
Many more diverse views could be had, crossing Europe in an E-W fashion, even if all photos depicted fields and the land was relatively flat. What history underpins these shapes and different farming methods?!
Enclosure was a long process in England, resulting in so many different things: the rise of wool price and production, the removal of commoners from the land and the creation of the working classes in the Industrial Revolution, which inspired others to think about class struggle and revolution.
"The change to the landscape due to this [enclosure], which we see today and take for granted, was the change from huge open fields to smaller, hedged fields and highways."
What lies behind the field shapes of Bavaria or northern Italy?
NB: the first picture is of Bavaria, the second of Middle England, the third was taken near Bologna, Emilia Romagna.
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