Vincenzo Tanara
Vincenzo Tanara or Tanari was an Italian agronomist and gastronome.
A Bolognese nobleman, he wrote the important 1653 treatise entitled L'economia del cittadino in villa.Career
Tanara wrote of plants in order to provide a guide for "city dwellers." In Botanical Progress, Horticultural Innovation and Cultural Changes, it written that Tanara's "handbooks became very popular among land stewards as landowners were losing their interest in direct management of their estates." Not only did he characterize plant life as central to family economy: he specialized in "utility," particularly agricultural efficiency.
