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- 2006355264 abstract "Traces the search for order in the natural world, a search that for hundreds of years occupied some of the most brilliant minds in Europe, reaching its apex during the Renaissance. From Athens in the third century BC, through Constantinople, Venice, the medical school at Salerno to the universities of Pisa and Padua, the journey involves a world full of intrigue and intensely competitive egos, from Europe to the culture of Islam, the first expeditions to the Indies and the first settlers in the New World. Gradually, over a long period, plants assumed identities and artists painted pictures of them. Plants acquired the two-part names that show how they are related to other plants. But who began all this work, and how was it done?--From publisher description.".
- 2006355264 contributor B10545610.
- 2006355264 created "c2005.".
- 2006355264 date "2005".
- 2006355264 date "c2005.".
- 2006355264 dateCopyrighted "c2005.".
- 2006355264 description "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.".
- 2006355264 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-448) and index.".
- 2006355264 description "Traces the search for order in the natural world, a search that for hundreds of years occupied some of the most brilliant minds in Europe, reaching its apex during the Renaissance. From Athens in the third century BC, through Constantinople, Venice, the medical school at Salerno to the universities of Pisa and Padua, the journey involves a world full of intrigue and intensely competitive egos, from Europe to the culture of Islam, the first expeditions to the Indies and the first settlers in the New World. Gradually, over a long period, plants assumed identities and artists painted pictures of them. Plants acquired the two-part names that show how they are related to other plants. But who began all this work, and how was it done?--From publisher description.".
- 2006355264 extent "471 p. :".
- 2006355264 identifier "1596910712".
- 2006355264 identifier "9781596910713".
- 2006355264 identifier 2006355264-b.html.
- 2006355264 identifier 2006355264-d.html.
- 2006355264 issued "2005".
- 2006355264 issued "c2005.".
- 2006355264 language "eng".
- 2006355264 publisher "[New York, NY] : Bloomsbury,".
- 2006355264 subject "580.14 22".
- 2006355264 subject "Botany History.".
- 2006355264 subject "Plants Nomenclature.".
- 2006355264 subject "QK96 .P38 2005".
- 2006355264 tableOfContents "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.".
- 2006355264 title "The naming of names : the search for order in the world of plants / Anna Pavord.".
- 2006355264 type "text".