Historia Plantarum
Historia Plantarum, also known as Conradi Gesneri Historia plantarum, is the title of an extensive botanical encyclopaedia to which the Swiss naturalist Conrad Gesner doctor and worked until 1565 during his last decade of 1555. Even before Gesner could complete the work, he died of the plague in 1565. At this time, Gesner had collected over 1,500 plant drawings he had made to a very large part itself.
Importance of Historia Plantarum
On the extent and scope of scientific exceeded the Historia Plantarum comparable publications of the 16th century. The manuscript came after the death of Gesner but forgotten, and was first published in 1750. The special importance of Historia Plantarum lies in the unusually careful representations. Conrad Gesner had an above-average talent for drawing and was different than comparable authors of herbal books of the 16th century did not rely to engage professional artists. Gesner focused in his drawings, a detailed representation of the habit of individual plants in which single most characteristic parts were sometimes greatly enlarged. The drawings are complemented by extensive marginal notes and scientific annotations. It discusses the specific growth form of each plant, described sites and pointed to morphological details.
Emphasis
- Heinrich Zoller, Martin Steinmann (ed.): Conrad Gesner: Conradi Gesneri Historia plantarum. Total output. Urs Graf Verlag, Dietikon Zurich 1987/1991