The naming of names : (Record no. 7549)
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fixed length control field | 01990cam a22002177a 4500 |
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
fixed length control field | 060418s2005 nyua b 001 0 eng d |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 1596910712 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 9781596910713 |
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
Classification number | QK96 |
Item number | .P38 2005 |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Pavord, Anna. |
9 (RLIN) | 18125 |
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | The naming of names : |
Remainder of title | the search for order in the world of plants / |
Statement of responsibility, etc. | Anna Pavord. |
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
Edition statement | 1st U.S. ed. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | [New York, NY] : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Bloomsbury, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | c2005. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 471 p. : |
Other physical details | ill. (some col.) ; |
Dimensions | 26 cm. |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-448) and index. |
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
Formatted contents note | In the beginning -- All men by nature desire to know -- The Alexandrian library -- Pliny the plagiarist -- The medicine men -- Juliana's book -- The Arab influence -- Out of the black hole -- The image makers -- Theophrastus reborn -- Brunfels's book -- The irascible Fuchs -- In Italy -- The first botanic garden -- The long-nosed nit-picker -- Weaving the web -- Protestants prevail -- Gesner's masterpiece -- New pastures -- Plantin's team -- The last of the herbals -- English achievements -- The American connection -- The beginning of the end. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | 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, reaching its apex during the Renaissance. From Athens in the third century BC, through Constantinople, Venice, the medical school at Salerno to the universities of Pisa and Padua, the journey involves a world full of intrigue and intensely competitive egos, from Europe to the culture of Islam, the first expeditions to the Indies and the first settlers in the New World. Gradually, over a long period, plants assumed identities and artists painted 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?--From publisher description. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | Plants |
Form subdivision | Nomenclature. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | Botany |
General subdivision | History. |
9 (RLIN) | 5713 |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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Library of Congress Classification | Jameel Library | Jameel Library | 01/03/2023 | QK96 .P38 2005 | 77016585 | 01/03/2023 | 01/03/2023 | Books |