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Leonhart Fuchs. The New Herbal
Leonhart Fuchs. The New Herbal
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Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566) was a founding father of modern botany. He combined his masterful botanical knowledge with groundbreaking medical research in his New Herbal, a catalog of 500 types of plants and their healing properties. The book gained fame for its detailed illustrations and essays, documenting plant types from the New World and setting new standards for accuracy and quality in botanical publications. This edition is based on Fuchs's personal, hand-colored copy, which has survived four-and-a-half centuries in pristine condition.
Format: Hardback
Length: 892 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2022
Publisher: Taschen GmbH
Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566) was a pioneering figure in modern botany, celebrated to this day in the vibrant flower and corresponding color, Fuchsia. In 1543, Fuchs combined his exceptional botanical expertise with groundbreaking medical research in his renowned work, "New Herbal," a comprehensive catalog of approximately 500 plant types and their therapeutic properties. While serving as a reliable scientific reference, The New Herbal gained fame primarily for its exquisite illustrations. Alongside informative essays detailing the plants' characteristics, origins, and medicinal uses, Fuchs presented each plant with meticulously crafted woodcut illustrations, enhancing the ability to identify species quickly and setting new standards of accuracy and quality in botanical publications. Throughout the age of great exploration, The New Herbal also documented plant types from the newly discovered New World, providing the first visual record of tobacco, maize, kidney bean, and cactus. This edition is based on Fuchs's personal, hand-colored copy, which has miraculously survived for over four and a half centuries in pristine condition. Fascinating for historians of medicine and art, gardeners, and anyone interested in herbal medicine, the volume features over 500 splendid illustrations and an essay exploring the history of healing herbs.
Weight: 6252g
Dimension: 473 x 268 x 90 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783836587662
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