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Science and Civilisation in China Biology and Biological Technology: Volume 6: Part 4: Traditional Botany: An Ethnobotanical Approach
Georges Metailie
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Description for Science and Civilisation in China Biology and Biological Technology: Volume 6: Part 4: Traditional Botany: An Ethnobotanical Approach
hardcover. A comprehensive, highly illustrated study of botany in ancient China through to the end of the seventeenth century. Series: Science and Civilisation in China. Num Pages: 788 pages, 332 b/w illus. 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; PDX; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 202 x 254 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1658.
This volume offers a comprehensive and authoritative account of botanical knowledge in China from ancient times to the end of the seventeenth century. In this highly illustrated study, Georges Metailie explores the perception and use of a wealth of plants and vegetation in China before the introduction of modern botany. Drawing from a number of original Chinese texts, which have been translated for the first time, Metailie gives new insights into a variety of aspects of plant knowledge in ancient China. Chapters are devoted to traditional botany and sources of classification, aquatic plants, fungi, horticultural techniques, fruit production, grafting and ... Read more
This volume offers a comprehensive and authoritative account of botanical knowledge in China from ancient times to the end of the seventeenth century. In this highly illustrated study, Georges Metailie explores the perception and use of a wealth of plants and vegetation in China before the introduction of modern botany. Drawing from a number of original Chinese texts, which have been translated for the first time, Metailie gives new insights into a variety of aspects of plant knowledge in ancient China. Chapters are devoted to traditional botany and sources of classification, aquatic plants, fungi, horticultural techniques, fruit production, grafting and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Science and Civilisation in China
Condition
New
Weight
1674g
Number of Pages
788
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107109872
SKU
V9781107109872
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99-5
About Georges Metailie
Georges Metailie is Emeritus Director of Research at the National Centre for Scientific Research, and member of the Centre Alexandre Koyre, Paris, France. Beginning with the study of ancient Chinese botanical knowledge, he is now mainly working on the comparative study of the history of knowledge about plants and animals in China and Japan since the sixteenth century. For more ... Read more
Reviews for Science and Civilisation in China Biology and Biological Technology: Volume 6: Part 4: Traditional Botany: An Ethnobotanical Approach
'Metailie has written not merely a supplement, but a new and original history of Chinese botany, one that puts Cullen's caveat into perspective.' Herman Reichenbach, Archives of Natural History 'Metailie has written not merely a supplement, but a new and original history of Chinese botany, one that puts Cullen's caveat into perspective.' Herman Reichenbach, Archives of Natural History