{"product_id":"leonhart-fuchs-the-new-herbal-9783836587662","title":"Leonhart Fuchs. the New Herbal","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Werner Dressendörfer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taschen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Taschen\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeonhart 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 \u003cstrong\u003emasterful botanical knowledge\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cstrong\u003egroundbreaking medical research\u003c\/strong\u003e in his \u003cem\u003eNew Herbal\u003c\/em\u003e, a catalog of some 500 types of plants and their healing properties.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e While a dependable scientific reference, \u003cem\u003eThe New Herbal\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cstrong\u003emeticulous woodcut illustrations\u003c\/strong\u003e, refining the ability for swift species identification and setting \u003cstrong\u003enew standards for accuracy and quality in botanical publications\u003c\/strong\u003e. From the age of great exploration, \u003cem\u003eThe New Herbal\u003c\/em\u003e also documented plant types from the recently discovered New World, offering the \u003cstrong\u003efirst visual record of tobacco, maize, kidney bean, and cactus\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This edition is based on \u003cstrong\u003eFuchs's personal, hand-colored copy\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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 \u003cstrong\u003e500 splendid illustrations\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003ean essay exploring the history of healing herbs\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45029256462487,"sku":"9783836587662","price":12924.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783836587662.webp?v=1769203564","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/leonhart-fuchs-the-new-herbal-9783836587662","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}