Medieval Herbals: The Illustrative Traditions (British Library Studies in Medieval Culture)
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (745 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0802083137 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It shows how, from 1300, the illustrations of the de herbis Traetatus treatises, the first of which was British Library, MS. Egerton 747, showed a new observation of nature, paving the way in the fifteenth century for French Livres des Simples and the magnificent plant paintings of later Italian Herbals. Minta Collins demonstrates how many herbals were not only codices for medical scholars but expensively illustrated books for bibliophiles, of equal interest to students of manuscripts, to historians of medicine and botany, and to art historians.. The book examines the two principal herbal traditions of Classical descent: the Dioscorides manuscripts in Greek, Arabic, and Latin and the Latin Herbarius of Apulcius Platonicus. Medieval Herbals provides one of the few syntheses in English of existing research on the subject and also addresses issues of dating, location, production and ownership of the individual codice
About the AuthorMinta Collins is an independent scholar with a PhD in the History of Art from the Courtauld Institute.
Minta Collins is an independent scholar with a PhD in the History of Art from the Courtauld Institute.
maddyburg said Five Stars. Wonderful info and great illustrations.. A surprise and a delight. The information adn illustrations were great Amazon Customer A surprise and a delight. The information adn illustrations were great. I just wish it had covered more of the early Medieval tests.. Must have if you're an avid gardener or herbalist. Bevfore Well worth the money. Great illustrations, well-written, and a great companion to Culpepper's. I highly recommend this book to any gardener or herbalist.