The Naming of Names traces the search for order in the natural world, a search that for hundreds of years occupied some of the most brilliant minds in Europe. Redefining man's relationship with nature was an important feature of the Renaissance. But in a world full of plaques and poisons, there was also a practical need to name and recognise different plants: most medicines were made from plant extracts.
Anna Pavord takes us on a thrilling adventure into botanical history, travelling from Athens in the third century BC, through Constantinople, Venice, the medical school at Salerno to the universities of Pisa and Padua. The journey, traced here for the first time, involves the culture of Islam, the first expeditions to the Indies and the first settlers in the New World. In Athens, Aristotle's pupil, Theophrastus, is the first man ever to write a book about plants. What should these things properly be called, he asks. How can we sort and order them? The debate continues still, two thousand years later. Gradually, over a long period in Europe, plants assumed identities and acquired names. Artists painted the first pictures of them. Plants acquired the two-part names that show how they are related to other plants. But who began all this work, and how was it done?
Sumptuously illustrated in full colour, The Naming of Names gives a compelling insight into a world full of intrigue and intensely competitive egos.
发表于2024-12-22
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在书店看到的。纸质不错。图也超喜欢~~~~~~~~~~~~~~为啥这么有感觉叻?不由得想到了生物课本上的图的惨不忍睹。好囧。
评分这本书确实不是植物的故事,书名误导人啊!文字内容太枯燥,我没有耐心看完,但该书插图丰富,很多是难得一见的古代植物手工绘图,早期的难免幼稚粗糙,后期的却相当精美,令人爱不释手。 总之,如果你是对植物至少有点兴趣的人,该书还是值得一读的。
评分卢梭说:“不管对哪个年龄段的人来说,探究自然奥秘都能使人避免沉迷于肤浅的娱乐,并平息激情引起的骚动,用一种最值得灵魂沉思的对象来充实灵魂、给灵魂提供一种有益的养料。”(《植物学通信》)这大概是对的。不过现时代,你一个普通人说,我要探究自然的奥秘,难免遭人讥...
评分一度喜欢植物图谱,根须浮在空气里,花是花,叶是叶,果实在旁陈列,有时候带个小小剖面图,一行我所不懂的拉丁文工整地签在留白处,好像在说:唉,告诉你你也不懂,不过还是告诉你吧,它叫Malus Transitoria。 啥? 需要细细研究、对照图片方才明白过来,此乃“花叶海棠”...
评分作者显然有很深的植物学造诣,而且热爱自己的专业。她并没有打算要写一篇严谨的论文来讲述西方植物学的发展史。而是通过植物学发展的时间顺序,游历各个重要的发展地点,一一搜集第一手资料,并且记录在寻找这段朝圣旅途中的各种神奇的际遇。 这路途中经过地方,横跨整个欧洲,...
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An exhilarating new book from the author of the worldwide bestseller "The Tulip." "The Naming of Names "traces the search for order in the natural world, a search that for hundreds of years occupied some of the most brilliant minds in Europe. Redefining man's relationship with nature was a major pursuit during the Renaissance. But in a world full of poisons, there was also an urgent practical need to name and recognize different plants, because most medicines were made from plant extracts. Anna Pavord takes us on a thrilling adventure into botanical history, traveling from Athens in the third century BC, through Constantinople, Venice, the medical school at Salerno to the universities of Pisa and Padua. The journey, traced here for the first time, involves the culture of Islam, the first expeditions to the Indies and the first settlers in the New World. In Athens, Aristotle's pupil Theophrastus was the first man ever to write a book about plants. How can we name, sort, and order them? He asked. The debate continues still, two thousand years later. Sumptuously illustrated in full colour, "The Naming of Names "gives a compelling insight into a world full of intrigue and intensely competitive egos.
英文文笔优美。
评分啊哈哈哈我才没有耐心读完整本书的哦呵呵呵手绘植物图好美啊!
评分啊哈哈哈我才没有耐心读完整本书的哦呵呵呵手绘植物图好美啊!
评分啊哈哈哈我才没有耐心读完整本书的哦呵呵呵手绘植物图好美啊!
评分英文文笔优美。
The Naming of Names 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书