Herbals, Their Origin and Evolution: A Chapter in the History of Botany
Agnes Arber
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Length 5 h 26 min
Chapters 15
First published 1912
Eminent British botanist Agnes Arber provides an authoritative history of printed Herbals -- books widely used in early modern Europe to catalogue the uses of different kinds of plants. While Herbals often reflected pre-scientific and magical beliefs about the properties of plants, Arber's work reveals that they were also critical to the early development of botany and medicine as empirical sciences. A classic in the history of science. - Summary by Josh Leach
Chapters
1
Preface Read by Josh Leach 9:36
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II: The Earliest Printed Herbals (Fifteenth Century) Read by mokka 27:58
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III: The Early History of the Herbal in England Read by KevinS 23:53
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IV: The Botanical Renaissance of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, part 1. The Herbal in Germany Read by mokka 23:49
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IV: The Botanical Renaissance of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, part 2. The Herbal in the Low Countries Read by Shashank Jakhmola 15:59
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IV: The Botanical Renaissance of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, part 3. The Herbal in Italy Read by Shashank Jakhmola 10:36
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IV: The Botanical Renaissance of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, part 4. The Herbal in Switzerland Read by Shashank Jakhmola 13:11
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IV: The Botanical Renaissance of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, part 5. The Herbal in France Read by Lynette Caulkins 3:28
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IV: The Botanical Renaissance of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, part 6. The Herbal in England Read by mokka 31:36
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IV: The Botanical Renaissance of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, part 7. The Revival of Aristotelian Botany Read by mokka 4:24
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V: The Evolution of the Art of Plant Description Read by Josh Leach 22:40
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VI: The Evolution of Plant Classification Read by KHand 27:56
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VII: The Evolution of the Art of Botanical Illustration Read by KHand 50:11
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VIII: The Doctrine of Signatures and Astrological Botany Read by KHand 28:31
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IX: Conclusions Read by KHand 7:51
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