Cloth, dj, F/VG+. 472pp, 158 colour & b/w plates, index, a fine copy in a slightly spine faded but otherwise fine dustjacket. A history of the struggle to name the Worlds plants scientifically, a struggle which to be overcome meant the unravelling of the seemingly chaotic nature of plants, their similarities & related species. It was a struggle which occupied the mind of man for centuries, begining in Ancient Greece. Well illustrated with plates and images from early books & manuscripts on plants and botany. 1400 grams.

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T�tulo

The Naming Of Names - The Search For Order In The World Of Plants

Editor

Bloomsbury

Fecha de publicaci�n

2005

Idioma

Ingl�s

ISBN 10

0747579520

ISBN 13

9780747579526

Encuadernaci�n

Encuadernaci�n de tapa dura

Ilustrador

Illus

Edici�n

1st edition.

Estado

Very Good

Estado de la sobrecubierta

Sobrecubierta no Incluida

Peso

1400 gramos

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The Naming of Names 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. Redefining man's relationship with nature was an important feature of the Renaissance. But in a world full of plaques and poisons, there was also a practical need to name and recognise different plants: most medicines were made from plant extracts. Anna Pavord takes us on a thrilling adventure into botanical history, travelling from Athens in the third century BC, through Constantinople, Venice, the medical school at Salerno to the universities of Pisa and Padua. The journey, traced here for the first time, involves the culture of Islam, the first expeditions to the Indies and the first settlers in the New World. In Athens, Aristotle's pupil, Theophrastus, is the first man ever to write a book about plants. What should these things properly be called, he asks. How can we sort and order them? The debate continues still, two thousand years later. Gradually, over a long period in Europe, plants assumed identities and acquired names. Artists painted the first 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? Sumptuously illustrated in full colour, The Naming of Names gives a compelling insight into a world full of intrigue and intensely competitive egos.

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Anna Pavord is the gardening correspondent for THE INDEPENDENT and the author of widely praised gardening books including PLANT PARTNERS and THE BORDER BOOK. She wrote for the OBSERVER for twenty years, has contributed to COUNTRY LIFE, ELLE DECORATION and COUNTRY LIVING, and is an associate editor of GARDENS ILLUSTRATED. For the last thirty years she has lived in Dorset, England where she is currently making a new garden. Constantly experimenting with new combinations of flowers and foliage, she finds it a tremendous source of inspiration.

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