Journal Of Botany, British And Foreign (Volume Vii) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9354301908 ISBN 13: 9789354301902

Verlag: Alpha Editions, 2020

Inhaltsangabe

A treasury of plant knowledge. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign, Volume VII, edited by Henry Trimen, opens a window onto the meticulous observation and taxonomic discussion that defined Victorian botanical science. The journal reads as a scientific botany periodical in miniature: methodical descriptions, identification observations and professional correspondence sit alongside concise reports of distribution and comparative notes, offering a plant taxonomy reference that still rewards today's curiosity. Steeped in nineteenth century botany and rooted in British plant studies, this volume is at once an academic botanist resource and a botany enthusiasts guide - approachable for the curious and exacting enough for specialists. The prose is often brisk and practical; the ideas are quietly foundational to British flora history and to the later organisation of taxonomic practice. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. As part of a botanical journal collection and a botany literature archive, Volume VII is indispensable for historical botany research and for anyone studying British plant studies or the development of plant identification. It functions as both a plant identification anthology for hands-on comparing of descriptions and an archival plant taxonomy reference for scholars tracing nomenclatural changes. Casual readers will find readable entries and immediate access to the minds of nineteenth century botanists; classic-literature collectors will value the period tone and the context it provides to Victorian botanical science. Restored with sensitivity, this edition makes a distinguished addition to shelves of natural history, libraries and private collections alike. It also serves as a reminder that botanical science is social: names, habits and habitats were tested through correspondence and field comparison, and Volume VII preserves the exchange. For students of Victorian botanical science and for anyone assembling a botany literature archive, this volume is a rare primary record that rewards close reading and casual browsing alike. Readable in parts and richly referential in others, the volume invites both scholarly citation and leisurely investigation.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Alpha Editions
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9354301908
• ISBN 13: 9789354301902
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 414
• Herausgeber: Trimen Henry
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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