Andrea Cesalpino's ›De Plantis Libri XVI‹ (1583) and the Transformation of Medical Botany in the 16th Century

Edition, Translation, and Commentary on Book I

von Quentin Hiernaux, Corentin Tresnie

251 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

In 1583 the Italian botanist and physician Andrea Cesalpino (1524–1603) published De Plantis Libri XVI , made of 16 books (libri), considered to be the first treatise where botany is treated independently from medicine. In so doing, he broke with a long tradition inherited in Western science from Antiquity and perpetuated during the Middle Age through the early Renaissance. De Plantis lays the foundations of scientific systematics through a new focus on plant morphology and natural similarities and became a milestone in the history of Western botany. It is a precious testimony to the evolution of botanical and physiological knowledge in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and illustrates the role of Aristotelian philosophy in 16th-century knowledge. The volume includes an introductory essay about Cesalpino's philosophy and botany, a critical edition of the Latin text, a translation, a commentary, and indexes. It should interest scholars in Renaissance studies, historians, and philosophers of science and medicine, as well as botanists and plant scientists curious about the history of plant sciences.

• Reihe: Medical Traditions
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Antike
• ISBN: 9783111000169
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 24.07.2023
• Größe: 24 x 17 cm
• Verlag: De Gruyter