Herbals, Their Origin and Evolution

Synopsis

Herbals, Their Origin and Evolution is a study of herbals written by the  British plant morphologist  Agnes Robertson Arber, who also has multifaceted professions as anatomist, philosopher of biology and historian of botany. With her scientific research on plants and contributions to botanical science she had received numerous honors including Fellow of the Royal Society and Linnean Society of London .  

Two centuries of Europe’s sketches of herbal history has been explored in this book with a focus on botanical standpoint. The author says in her preface that the medical and literature aspect of herbs and gardening is left untouched leaving it to specialists.  Agnes also mentions that the inspiration of this book is based on her reading of Lyte‟s translation of Dodoens‟ Herbal. Many of the illustrations found in this book has been reproduced from Mr W. Tams of Cambridge.

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