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De Causis Plantarum III: Books V-VI

Door Theophrastus

Categorie	Engels
Boeknummer	#398486-XL34
Titel	De Causis Plantarum III: Books V-VI
Auteur	Theophrastus
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Harvard University Press
Jaar van uitgave	1990
ISBN10	0674995244
ISBN13	9780674995246
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original gilt lettered green cloth, dust jacket, edited and translated by Benedict Einarson and George K.K. Link, 8vo. Loeb Classical Library.
Samenvatting	Enquiry into Plants and De Causis Plantarum by Theophrastus (c. 370-c. 285 BCE) are a counterpart to Aristotle's zoological work and the most important botanical work of antiquity now extant. In the latter Theophrastus turns to plant physiology. Theophrastus of Eresus in Lesbos, born about 370 BCE, is the author of the most important botanical works that have survived from classical antiquity. He was in turn student, collaborator, and successor of Aristotle. Like his predecessor he was interested in all aspects of human knowledge and experience, especially natural science. His writings on plants form a counterpart to Aristotle's zoological works. In the Enquiry into Plants Theophrastus classifies and describes varieties--covering trees, plants of particular regions, shrubs, herbaceous plan... (Lees verder)ts, and cereals; in the last of the nine books he focuses on plant juices and medicinal properties of herbs. The Loeb Classical Library edition is in two volumes; the second contains two additional treatises: On Odours and Weather Signs. In De Causis Plantarum Theophrastus turns to plant physiology. Books One and Two are concerned with generation, sprouting, flowering and fruiting, and the effects of climate. In Books Three and Four Theophrastus studies cultivation and agricultural methods. In Books Five and Six he discusses plant breeding; diseases and other causes of death; and distinctive flavours and odours. Theophrastus's celebrated Characters is of a quite different nature. This collection of descriptive sketches is the earliest known character-writing and a striking reflection of contemporary life.
Pagina's	465
Conditie	Goed — Small tear dust jacket repaired.
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