Rumphius' orchids : orchid texts from the Ambonese herbal /
A 17th century Dutch naturalist, Rumphius was the first person to describe tropical orchids in a Western language. The original seven volume work, the 'Ambonese Herbal', describes 36 species found on the island of Ambon, plus another 12 uncertified species.
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés Dutch |
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New Haven, CT :
Yale University Press,
©2003.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Contents
- List of Original Plates
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- About This Translation
- Rumphius� Orchids
- One. The Inscribed Angrek
- Two. The White, Double Angrek
- Three. The Red Angrek
- Four. The Fifth Angrek
- Five. The Yellow Angrek
- Six. The Remaining Yellow Angreks
- Seven. The Dog Angrek
- The Fifty Seventh Chapter of the Auctuarium
- Eight. The Purple Angrek
- Nine. The Beseeching Plant
- Ten. The First Ground Angrek
- Eleven. The Second Ground Angrek
- Twelve. The Wrapper
- Thirteen. The Triple Flower
- Fourteen. The Large Ambonese OrchisFifteen. The Small Ambonese Orchis
- The Susanna Flower
- The Petola Leaf
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index