The naming of names : (Record no. 7549)

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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
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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