Ancient Botany (Sciences of Antiquity Series) de Hardy, Gavin

London & New York: Routledge, 2016. 1st Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xiii, 238 pp, illus, biblio, notes, indices; very minor wear. [22]

London: Routledge, 2015. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 135mm x 235mm. Minimal general wear to covers. A very minor peel to clear laminate at rear bottom corner. Spine not creased. Internally clean. 238pp Gavin Hardy and Laurence Totelin have brought together their botanical and historical knowledge to produce this unique overview of ancient botany. It examines all the founding texts of botanical science, such as Theophrastus' Enquiry into Plants, Dioscorides' Materia Medica, Pliny the Elder's Natural History, Nicolaus of Damascus' On Plants, and Galen' On Simple Remedies, but also includes lesser known texts ranging from the sixth century BCE to the seventh century CE..

Paperback / softback. New. Includes illustrations of coins and pottery, and botanical images of medieval manuscripts such as "De Materia Medica", as well as a bibliography. This book studies writers such as Menestor and Empedocles and gives an account of what was known or thought of about plants before the Lyceum of Aristotle expounds the writings of Theophrastus of Eresus.

Routledge, 2011. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 224 pages. 9.13x7.13x0.59 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. Includes illustrations of coins and pottery, and botanical images of medieval manuscripts such as "De Materia Medica", as well as a bibliography. This book studies writers such as Menestor and Empedocles and gives an account of what was known or thought of about plants before the Lyceum of Aristotle expounds the writings of Theophrastus of Eresus.

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Routledge, 2011. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 224 pages. 9.13x7.13x0.59 inches.

Routledge. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!