Historia Plantarum
Historia Plantarum , also called Conradi Gesneri Historia plantarum , is the title of an extensive botanical encyclopedia on which the Swiss naturalist and doctor Conrad Gessner worked during the last decade of his life. Before Gesner could finish the work, he died of the plague in 1565 . By this time Gesner had collected over 1500 plant drawings, most of which he had made himself.
Meaning of the Historia Plantarum
The Historia Plantarum surpassed comparable publications of the 16th century in terms of scope and scientific scope. The manuscript was forgotten after Gesner's death and was first published in 1750. The special importance of the Historia Plantarum lies in the unusually careful representations. Conrad Gessner had an above-average talent for drawing and, unlike comparable authors of herbal books of the 16th century, was not dependent on hiring professional artists. Gesner concentrated in his drawings on a detailed representation of the habitus of individual plants, in which individual, particularly characteristic parts were sometimes greatly enlarged. The drawings are supplemented by detailed marginal notes and scientific notes. The specific growth form of the individual plants is discussed, locations are described and morphological details are pointed out.
Emphasis
- Heinrich Zoller, Martin Steinmann (ed.): Conrad Gesner: Conradi Gesneri Historia plantarum . Complete edition. Urs-Graf-Verlag, Dietikon-Zurich 1987/1991.
literature
- Sabine Schulze (Ed.): Gardens: Order - Inspiration - Happiness. Städel Museum , Frankfurt am Main, & Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 978-3-7757-1870-7 .
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- ↑ Schulze, p. 38