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內容簡介 現代植物學之父萊昂哈特‧福克斯於1543年版的《植物史論》全新再版超過500像草藥植物木刻手繪插圖，重現大自然最神奇的草藥收藏偉大的現代植物學之父萊昂哈特‧福克斯(1501-1566)，於1543年將他畢生的植物學研究知識及突破過往的新草本醫學研究結合，因而出版全新的《植物史論》，匯集超過500種草藥介紹及其神奇的療效，對後代世人深具貢獻，在植物學上具有里程碑意義。這本《植物史論》之所以成為植物學的代表性參考書籍，在於其精細寫實的木刻插畫，搭配詳細的植物學介紹，包括基本構造、外型描繪、功能療效等，其中菸草、玉米、菜豆及仙人掌的發現，都在這本作品中首次揭露，也帶給後世全新的世界。這本由TASCHEN出版社全新再版的《植物史論》，包括紀錄福克斯的生平、全彩手繪插畫，完整重現4個半世紀前迷人草藥植物學歷史。橫跨歷史、醫學、藝術三大領域，提供專業人士參考及應用。Potent plants: Mother Nature s medicine cabinetLeonhart Fuchs (1501 1566, ) was a founding father of modern botany, honored to this day in the vivid flower, and corresponding color, Fuchsia. In 1543, Fuchs combined his masterful botanical knowledge with groundbreaking medical research in his New Herbal, a catalog of some 500 types of plants and their healing properties.While a dependable scientific reference, The New Herbal won fame above all with the detail and quality of its illustrations. Alongside essays describing the plants features, origins, and medicinal powers, Fuchs presented each plant with meticulous woodcut illustrations, refining the ability for swift species identification and setting new standards for accuracy and quality in botanical publications. From the age of great exploration, The New Herbal also documented plant types from the recently discovered New World, offering the first visual record of tobacco, maize, kidney bean, and cactus.This fresh TASCHEN reprint is based on Fuchs s personal, hand-colored copy, which has miraculously survived four-and-a-half centuries in pristine condition. Fascinating for historians of medicine and art, gardeners, and anyone interested in herbal medicine, the volume features over 500 splendid illustrations, excerpted facsimiles of Fuchs s original texts, and an essay exploring the history of healing herbs.
