{"product_id":"9780415311205-ancient-botany-reve","title":"Ancient Botany","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExamining writers and collating information from contemporary sources, this is the first book to ever be published on this subject. This study of botany in the ancient world is a tremendous contribution to the field, and one to which generations of classicists will turn for help.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGavin 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' \u003cem\u003eEnquiry into Plants\u003c\/em\u003e, Dioscorides' \u003cem\u003eMateria Medica\u003c\/em\u003e, Pliny the Elder's \u003cem\u003eNatural History\u003c\/em\u003e, Nicolaus of Damascus' \u003cem\u003eOn Plants\u003c\/em\u003e, and Galen' \u003cem\u003eOn Simple Remedies\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ebut also includes lesser known texts ranging from the sixth century BCE to the seventh century CE, as well as some material evidence. The authors adopt a thematic approach rather than a chronological one, considering important issues such as the definition of a plant, nomenclature, classifications, physiology, the link between plants and their environment, and the numerous usages of plants in the ancient world. The book also takes care to place ancient botany in its historical, social and economic context. The authors have explained all technical botanical terms and ancient history notions, and as a result, this work will appeal to historians of ancient science, medicine and technology; classicists; and botanists interested in the history of their discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56434643435894,"sku":"9780415311205","price":55.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36649530.jpg?v=1760594079","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780415311205-ancient-botany-reve","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}