Leonhart Fuchs - The New Herbal of 1543

Leonhart Fuchs - The New Herbal of 1543
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Total Pages : 960
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ISBN-10 : 3836538024
ISBN-13 : 9783836538022
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Synopsis Leonhart Fuchs - The New Herbal of 1543 by : Werner Dressendörfer

With his 1543 herb catalog, botanical pioneer Leonhart Fuchs created a masterpiece of Renaissance botany and publishing. This fresh reprint is based on Fuchs's personal, hand-colored original and features over 500 illustrations, including the first visual record of New World plant types such as maize, cactus, and tobacco.

The Great Herbal of Leonhart Fuchs: Facsimile

The Great Herbal of Leonhart Fuchs: Facsimile
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:40408875
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Synopsis The Great Herbal of Leonhart Fuchs: Facsimile by : Frederick Gustav Meyer

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Basilius Besler. Florilegium. the Book of Plants

Basilius Besler. Florilegium. the Book of Plants
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 3836557878
ISBN-13 : 9783836557870
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Synopsis Basilius Besler. Florilegium. the Book of Plants by : Basilius Besler

In 367 exquisite plates, this treasure of botanical literature records the flowers of the palatial grounds at Eichstätt, Bavaria, once some of the most beautiful gardens in history. The illustrations are organized by season and, following the classification system used today, show plants belonging to a total of 90 families and covering 340 genera.

Herbals, Their Origin and Evolution

Herbals, Their Origin and Evolution
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Publisher : Cambridge [Eng.] : University Press
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015012347525
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Synopsis Herbals, Their Origin and Evolution by : Agnes Robertson Arber

Phytomedicines, Herbal Drugs, and Poisons

Phytomedicines, Herbal Drugs, and Poisons
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-10 : 9780226205076
ISBN-13 : 022620507X
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Synopsis Phytomedicines, Herbal Drugs, and Poisons by : Ben-Erik van Wyk

Plants have been used to treat disease throughout human history. On a clay slab that dates back approximately five thousand years, the Sumerians recorded medicinal recipes that made use of hundreds of plants, including poppy, henbane, and mandrake. During the Middle Ages, monks commonly grew and prescribed plants such as sage, anise, and mint in their monasteries. And as the market for herbal remedies and natural medicine grows, we continue to search the globe for plants and plant compounds to combat our various ailments. In Phytomedicines, Herbal Drugs, and Poisons, Ben-Erik van Wyk offers a richly illustrated, scientific guide to medicinal and poisonous plants, including those used for their mind-altering effects. Van Wyk covers approximately 350 species—from Aloe vera and Ephedra sinica to Cannabis sativa and Coffea arabica—detailing their botanical, geographical, pharmacological, and toxicological data as well as the chemical structures of the active compounds in each. Readers learn, for example, that Acacia senegal, or gum acacia, is used primarily in Sudan and Ethiopia as a topical ointment to protect the skin and mucosa from bacterial and fungal infections, and that Aconitum napellus, more commonly known as aconite, is used in cough syrups but can be psychedelic when smoked or absorbed through the skin. With 350 full-color photographs featuring the plants and some of their derivative products, Phytomedicines, Herbal Drugs, and Poisons will be an invaluable reference not only for those in the health care field but also for those growing their own medicinal herb gardens, as well as anyone who needs a quick answer to whether a plant is a panacea or a poison.

Album Vilmorin

Album Vilmorin
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 3836535998
ISBN-13 : 9783836535991
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis Album Vilmorin by : Werner Dressendörfer

The Vilmorins, though only producers and merchants in the 18th-century Paris marketplace, contributed enormously to the botanical and agronomic knowledge with a series of publications detailing key botanical and horticultural information.

The Last Conquistador

The Last Conquistador
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Publisher : The History Press
Total Pages : 365
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ISBN-10 : 9780750952842
ISBN-13 : 0750952849
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis The Last Conquistador by : Stuart Stirling

The Inca civilization of Peru was one of the gratest of the ancient civilizations of the Americas. Famous for their massive temples and fortresses built from huge blocks of stone and decorated with sheets of pure gold, the Incas also developed a system of government, capable of holding a vast area of territory together, and an extensive system of roads, connecting administrative centres, which acted as a means of colonization. Their religion of human sacrifice, worshipping Inti, the Sun God, was forcibly imposed throughout the empire. The population in 1500 numbered between six and seven million, but in the 1530s the Spanish, led by conquistador Pizarro, arrived in Peru. In their search for gold they devastated the Inca culture, destroying its treasures, killing its leaders and bringing to an end the infrastructure of its empire. By the 1570s, native American control in Peru had been completely lost and the civilization was no more. With Pizarro came Mansio Serra de Leguizamon, who became the last of the Spanish conquistadors to die. This book tells his story. After crossing the Atlantic when still in his teens, he played a central part in the conquest of the Incas, survived imprisonment and torture, took an Inca princess as his lover, abandoned his wife for the gaming tables of Lima, and spent the rest of his life in Peru. He died at the age of 78, leaving a famous apology for the conquest in his will. This book takes this document as its starting point, weaving a tale of the vicious subjugation of the Inca civilization.

Assembling the Tropics

Assembling the Tropics
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 385
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ISBN-10 : 9781107196636
ISBN-13 : 1107196639
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Assembling the Tropics by : Hugh Cagle

This book charts the convergence of science, culture, and politics across Portugal's empire, showing how a global geographical concept was born. In accessible, narrative prose, this book explores the unexpected forms that science took in the early modern world. It highlights little-known linkages between Asia and the Atlantic world.

Pre-Columbian Foodways

Pre-Columbian Foodways
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 691
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ISBN-10 : 9781441904713
ISBN-13 : 1441904719
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Synopsis Pre-Columbian Foodways by : John Staller

The significance of food and feasting to Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures has been extensively studied by archaeologists, anthropologists and art historians. Foodways studies have been critical to our understanding of early agriculture, political economies, and the domestication and management of plants and animals. Scholars from diverse fields have explored the symbolic complexity of food and its preparation, as well as the social importance of feasting in contemporary and historical societies. This book unites these disciplinary perspectives — from the social and biological sciences to art history and epigraphy — creating a work comprehensive in scope, which reveals our increasing understanding of the various roles of foods and cuisines in Mesoamerican cultures. The volume is organized thematically into three sections. Part 1 gives an overview of food and feasting practices as well as ancient economies in Mesoamerica. Part 2 details ethnographic, epigraphic and isotopic evidence of these practices. Finally, Part 3 presents the metaphoric value of food in Mesoamerican symbolism, ritual, and mythology. The resulting volume provides a thorough, interdisciplinary resource for understanding, food, feasting, and cultural practices in Mesoamerica.