Isbn: 9780747579526 - the naming of names: the search for order in the world of plants (66 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 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. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Illus (illustrator).…

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Zustand: Very Good. 2005. hardcover. Good clean copy with some shelf wear. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Illus (illustrator).

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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Oversized Trade Paper Presumed 1st. Science: A large format trade paperback presumed first edition on the long, often tangled process of naming plants. Thank you for shopping at an independent bookstore. Plates (illustrator).

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Hardcover. dj. pp. 471. Royal 8vo. Bound in red cloth with illustrated dustjacket. Replete with illustrations in colour and b&w. Light shelfwear; with discolouration to boards; very good, in very good lightly worn dustjacket with short tear to bottom edge. Illus (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. hardback, a very good tightly bound copy in a well preserved pictorial dust wrapper and with a clean and unmarked text, illustrated, 471pp. Illus (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. hardback, 10" x 7 3/4". Some marginal pencil marking in a light and easily erasable hand & otherwise a very good tightly bound copy in a very well preserved pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated, 471pp. Illus (illustrator).…

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Zustand: Very Good. 1st edition. 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. Illus (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 471pp hardback, well illustrated in colourvery good in a very good wrapper. Illus (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. hardback, 4to, a near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper, col'd plates, b&w illustrations, 471pp. Illus (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. hardback, 4to, a near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper, col'd plates, b&w illustrations, 471pp. Illus (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Includes dust jacket. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING. Illus (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Slight knock to top front corner Light shelf wear to edges of dust jacket Tiny tear to dust jacket at foot of spine. Illus (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. Illustrated, fine copy. Illus (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. First American Edition. Still stiff to open and unmarked in clean burgundy cloth; in crisp dust jacket with a pinprick.; 1.73 x 9.84 x 7.64 Inches; 472 pages. Illus (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. First American Edition. Stiff crisp book, unmarked but for inscription to front endpaper; in crisp dust jacket with a pinprick.; 1.73 x 9.84 x 7.64 Inches; 472 pages. Illus (illustrator).

Zustand: Very good. 471, 158 col + b/w plates. 255x195mm. HB. Vg in d/w. Gift inscription to endpaper. . [9780747579526]. Illus (illustrator).

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 471 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-448) and index. Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award, 2006. Contents; 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. Subjects; Theophrastus. Turner, William -1568. Clusius, Carolus 1526-1609. Brunfels, Otto 1488-1534. Dioscorides Pedanius of Anazarbos. Fuchs, Leonhart 1501-1566. Gerard, John 1545-1612. Parkinson, John 1567-1650. Ray, John 1627-1705. Plants ; Nomenclature. Botany History. Plants Nomenclature History. 1 Kg. Illus (illustrator).…