Machine derived contents note: Preface to the second edition -- From the preface to the first edition -- Introduction -- 1. The early history of botany -- 2. The earliest printed herbals (fifteenth century -- 3. The early history of the herbal in England -- 4. The botanical renaissance of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries -- 5. The evolution of the art of plant description -- 6. The evolution of plant classification -- 7. The evolution of the art of botanical illustration -- 8. The doctrine of signatures, and astrological botany -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Index
Analysis
European herbals 1470-1670
Notes
"Transferred to digital printing 1999"--Title page verso
