Ancient botany / by Gavin Hardy and Laurence Totelin.
Pubblicazione:
London : Routledge, 2016.
Descrizione fisica:
XIII, 238 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Serie:
Science of antiquity
Contiene:
Indice: List of illustrations. Acknowledgements. Note to the reader. Abbreviations. 1. Introduction 2. Acquiring knowledge of plants in the ancient world 3. Organising the vegetable kingdom 4. Naming describing and depicting plants in antiquity 5. The life of a plant 6. Airs, waters and places: plants and their environments in antiquity. Conclusion: useful and wonderful plants. Bibliography. Passages cited. Index of plants. General index