Science and civilisation in china, part 4, traditional botany: an ethnobotanical approach
Auteur :
Metailie, Georges
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107109872
Date de publication :
24 sept. 2015
Dimensions :
25,4 x 19,7 x 5,0 cm
Poids :
1660 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This highly illustrated volume offers a comprehensive account of botanical knowledge in China before the introduction of modern botany. Georges Métailié explores the perception and use of a wealth of plants in China until the end of the seventeenth century, proposing a new, non-teleological view of knowledge in ancient China.