The world of Carolus Clusius : natural history in the making, 1550-1610 / Florike Egmond.
Pubblicazione:
London : Pickering & Chatto, 2010.
Descrizione fisica:
XIV, 292 p. ; 24 cm
Serie:
Perspectives in economic and social history ; 6
Contiene:
Indice: Preface. Technical note. Abbreviations. List of figures. Introduction. Pt. 1. The Southern Netherlands: 1. The garden of Europe: botany as a courtly fashion in the Southern Netherlands 2. Expert gardeners: growing rare plants during the late Sixteenth century. Pt. 2. Habsburg women: 3. Women in the garden: noble women and the passion for plants 4. Female experts: elegance and rivalry Pt. 3. Italy: 5. Growing expertise: gardeners, collectors, naturalists 6. Nature in the garden: the rise of expert naturalist. Pt. 4. France: 7. Fieldwork in France: exploring the indigenous flora 8. French collectors between Port and court: the desire for rarity. Pt. 5. Holland: 9. Dutch ports: curiosity and the exotic 10. Town and gown: Leiden and the convergence of European cultural traditions. Pt. 7. Beyond place: 11. Interlocking networks: London and Amsterdam 12. Spanning the world: dealing with exotics. Conclusion. Notes. Works cited. Index
