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 / Quentin Hiernaux, Corentin Tresnie

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.

Medienart:

Buch

Erscheinungsjahr:

[2023]

Erschienen:

Berlin: De Gruyter ; 2023

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Reihe:

Medical Traditions - 9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hiernaux, Quentin [VerfasserIn]
Tresnie, Corentin [VerfasserIn]
Cesalpino, Andrea, 1519-1603 [VerfasserIn]

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ISBN:

978-3-11-100016-9

3-11-100016-8

BKL:

44.01 / Geschichte der Medizin

Themen:

16. Jahrhundert (1500 bis 1599 n. Chr.)
Ancient history: to c 500 CE
Antike
C 1500 to c 1600
Cesalpino, Andrea
Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700
Ethical issues: scientific & technological developments
Ethische Themen: Entwicklung der Wissenschaft, Technik und Medizin
Europäische Geschichte
European history
General & world history
Geschichte 1500-1599
Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte
Geschichte der Medizin
Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften
HISTORY / Ancient / General
HISTORY / Europe / Italy
HISTORY / General
HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century
HISTORY / Modern / General
History of medicine
History of science
Medizin

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Umfang:

XVI, 251 Seiten ; 39 Illustrationen, 10 Illustrationen ; 24 cm x 17 cm

Weitere IDs:

9783111000169

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

1851498672