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The World of Plants in Renaissance Tuscany

Medicine and Botany

The World of Plants in Renaissance Tuscany( )
Author: Bellorini, Cristina
Series title:The History of Medicine in Context Ser.
ISBN:978-1-4724-6622-8
Publication Date:Jan 2016
Publisher:Routledge
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $259.00
Book Description:

In the sixteenth century medicinal plants, which until then had been the monopoly of apothecaries, became a major topic of investigation in the medical faculties of Italian universities, where they were observed, transplanted, and grown by learned physicians both in the wild and in the newly founded botanical gardens. Tuscany was one of the main European centres in this new field of inquiry, thanks largely to the Medici Grand Dukes, who patronised and sustained research and teaching,...
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Book Details
Pages:280
Detailed Subjects: Health & Fitness / Naturopathy
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):16.2 x 24.2 x 2.1 cm
Book Weight:0.75 Kilograms



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