The Naming of Names

Full Title: The Naming of Names: The Search for Order in the World of Plants
Second Hand
Hardcover
Author: Pavord, A.
Published by: Bloomsbury
Language: English

1st edition. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket: Fine.
1st printing. Appears unread. Very crispp, clean and bright inside and out including unclipped DJ with the exception of faint spotting to top edge of textblock and slight fade to top of spine. For centuries, some of the most brilliant minds in Europe searched for the rules of nature’s game. In a world full of plagues and poisons, many medicines were made from plant extracts and there was a practical need to differentiate between one plant and another. Alongside this was an overwhelming desire to make sense of the natural world. Scholars, aided by the artists who painted the first pictures of plants, set out looking, writing and classifying, but 2,000 years were to pass before any rules became clear. Anna Pavord takes us on an exhilarating and fascinating journey through botanical history, travelling from Athens in the third century BC, through Constantinople and Venice, Padua and Pisa to the present day.
ISBN: 9780747579526