Leaves on the loose: The changing nature of archiving plants and botanical knowledge
Leaves on the loose: The changing nature of archiving plants and botanical knowledge
Author(s): Alette FleischerSubject(s): History, Cultural history, Modern Age, 18th Century, Source Material
Published by: Zeta Books
Keywords: herbarium; history of botany; Linnaeus; morphology; systematisation; botanical knowledge; archives
Summary/Abstract: This paper focuses on the relationship between the compilation of a herbarium in early modern history and the search for a classification of nature. By looking at the histories of different herbaria and their compilers, this paper shows how the nature of ordering botanical materials changes along with the search for a system of ordering plant knowledge.
Journal: Journal of Early Modern Studies
- Issue Year: 6/2017
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 117-135
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English
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