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Beschreibung
Herbalist to King Charles I, John Parkinson (1567-1650) was a master apothecary, herbalist and gardener. Famous in his own lifetime for his influential books, his magnum opus was published in 1640, the Theatrum Botanicum, which ran to 1,788 large pages. The sheer scope and size was perhaps to prove the book's downfall because, while it was much revered and indeed plagiarized, it was never reprinted and now has the status of an extremely valuable rare book. Parkinson was writing at a time when Western herbalism was at its zenith, and his skills as a plantsman combined perfectly with his passion for science, observation and historical scholarship. In this editor's selection, Julie and Matthew have printed Parkinson's clear and lively description of a chosen plant's 'vertues' or healing properties, adding their own modern commentary and a contemporary take on his almost-forgotten herbal recipes. Busy herbalists, historians and gardeners will welcome this restoration and sensitive highlighting of Parkinson's huge lost classic
Herbalist to King Charles I, John Parkinson (1567-1650) was a master apothecary, herbalist and gardener. Famous in his own lifetime for his influential books, his magnum opus was published in 1640, the Theatrum Botanicum, which ran to 1,788 large pages. The sheer scope and size was perhaps to prove the book's downfall because, while it was much revered and indeed plagiarized, it was never reprinted and now has the status of an extremely valuable rare book. Parkinson was writing at a time when Western herbalism was at its zenith, and his skills as a plantsman combined perfectly with his passion for science, observation and historical scholarship. In this editor's selection, Julie and Matthew have printed Parkinson's clear and lively description of a chosen plant's 'vertues' or healing properties, adding their own modern commentary and a contemporary take on his almost-forgotten herbal recipes. Busy herbalists, historians and gardeners will welcome this restoration and sensitive highlighting of Parkinson's huge lost classic
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Fachbereich: Homöopathie
Genre: Importe, Medizin
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781906122515
ISBN-10: 1906122512
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Bruton-Seal, Julie
Seal, Matthew
Hersteller: Merlin Unwin Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 254 x 199 x 24 mm
Von/Mit: Julie Bruton-Seal (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.09.2014
Gewicht: 1,026 kg
Artikel-ID: 121221451

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