Plants in 16th and 17th Century

Botany between Medicine and Science
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-11-073966-4
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 263 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 588 g

Reihe: Medical traditions

In the pre-modern times, while medicine was still relying on classical authorities on herbal remedies, a new engagement with the plant world emerged. This volume follows intertwined strands in the study of plants, examining newly introduced species that captured physicians' curiosity, expanded their therapeutic arsenal, and challenged their long-held medical theories. The development of herbaria, the creation of botanical gardens, and the inspection of plants contributed to a new understanding of the vegetal world. Increased attention to plants led to account for their therapeutic virtues, to test and produce new drugs, to recognize the physical properties of plants, and to develop a new plant science and medicine.

Zielgruppe

Scholars of Early modern history of science, botany, books, and m

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baldassarri, Fabrizio

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Umweltgeschichte & Umweltarchäologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Fabrizio Baldassarri, Ca' Foscari University Venice, Italy.