Herbals
Subtitle: Their Origin and Evolution (Cambridge Science Classics)
Edition: 3 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: February 27, 1987
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780521338790
Subjects: Botany & plant sciences; History of science; Medical Botany; Herbs (Botany); Science; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Botany; Herbals--Europe--History; Science / Botany; Herbals; Botany; Europe; History
First sentence: In the present book, the special subject treated is the evolution of the printed herbal, between the years 1470 and 1670, but it is impossible to arrive at clear ideas on this subject without some knowledge of the earlier stages in the development of botany.