The naming of names : the search for order in the world of plants
Inbunden bok. New York, NY] : Bloomsbury. 2005.
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Förlagsfakta
- ISBN
- 9781596910713
- Titel
- The naming of names : the search for order in the world of plants
- Författare
- Pavord, Anna.
- Förlag
- New York, NY] : Bloomsbury
- Utgivningsår
- 2005
- Språk
- English
- Baksidestext
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-448) and index.
In the beginning -- All men by nature desire to know -- The Alexandrian library -- Pliny the plagiarist -- The medicine men -- Juliana's book -- The Arab influence -- Out of the black hole -- The image makers -- Theophrastus reborn -- Brunfels's book -- The irascible Fuchs -- In Italy -- The first botanic garden -- The long-nosed nit-picker -- Weaving the web -- Protestants prevail -- Gesner's masterpiece -- New pastures -- Plantin's team -- The last of the herbals -- English achievements -- The American connection -- The beginning of the end.
New York, NY] : Bloomsbury
9781596910713
