Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
- FROM THE PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION, 1912
- Contents
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- Chap. I THE EARLY HISTORY OF BOTANY
- Chap. II THE EARLIEST PRINTED HERBALS (FIFTEENTH CENTURY)
- Chap. III THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE HERBAL IN ENGLAND
- Chap. IV THE BOTANICAL RENAISSANCE OF THE SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES
- Chap. V THE EVOLUTION OF THE ART OF PLANT DESCRIPTION
- Chap. VI THE EVOLUTION OF PLANT CLASSIFICATION
- Chap. VII THE EVOLUTION OF THE ART OF BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION
- Chap. VIII THE DOCTRINE OF SIGNATURES, AND ASTROLOGICAL BOTANY
- Chap. IX CONCLUSIONS
- APPENDIX I A chronological list of the principal herbals and related botanical works published between 1470 and 1670
- APPENDIX II An alphabetical list of the historical and critical works consulted during the preparation of this book
- APPENDIX III A subject index to Appendix II
- INDEX
- Plate section
FROM THE PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION, 1912
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 April 2012
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
- FROM THE PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION, 1912
- Contents
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- Chap. I THE EARLY HISTORY OF BOTANY
- Chap. II THE EARLIEST PRINTED HERBALS (FIFTEENTH CENTURY)
- Chap. III THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE HERBAL IN ENGLAND
- Chap. IV THE BOTANICAL RENAISSANCE OF THE SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES
- Chap. V THE EVOLUTION OF THE ART OF PLANT DESCRIPTION
- Chap. VI THE EVOLUTION OF PLANT CLASSIFICATION
- Chap. VII THE EVOLUTION OF THE ART OF BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION
- Chap. VIII THE DOCTRINE OF SIGNATURES, AND ASTROLOGICAL BOTANY
- Chap. IX CONCLUSIONS
- APPENDIX I A chronological list of the principal herbals and related botanical works published between 1470 and 1670
- APPENDIX II An alphabetical list of the historical and critical works consulted during the preparation of this book
- APPENDIX III A subject index to Appendix II
- INDEX
- Plate section
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- Herbals: Their Origin and EvolutionA Chapter in the History of Botany, 1470–1670, pp. xi - xivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010First published in: 1938