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Gavin Hardy and Laurence Totelin have brought together their botanical and historical knowledge to produce this unique overview of ancient botany. It examines all the founding texts of botanical science, such as Theophrastus'__Enquiry into Plants__, Dioscorides'__Materia Medica__, Pliny the Elder's__Natural History__, Nicolaus of Damascus'__On Plants__, and Galen'__On Simple Remedies__,but also includes lesser known texts ranging from the sixth century BCE to the seventh century CE, as well as some material evidence. The authors adopt a thematic approach rather than a chronological one, considering important issues such as the definition of a plant, nomenclature, classifications, physiology, the link between plants and their environment, and the numerous usages of plants in the ancient world. The book also takes care to place ancient botany in its historical, social and economic context. The authors have explained all technical botanical terms and ancient history notions, and as a result, this work will appeal to historians of ancient science, medicine and technology; classicists; and botanists interested in the history of their discipline. Gavin Hardy is a Tutor in the Office of L

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Author

Gavin Hardy; Laurence Totelin

Publisher

Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781134386796

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Science, History