Medical natural history in the Renaissance : the strange case of Francisco Hernández

Author

Varey, Simon; Chabrán, Rafael

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Huntington Library quarterly. 1994, Num. 2, Vol. 57, 124-151, 3 ill.

ISSN

0018-7895

Abstract (en)

Account of the publication and incorporation of Francisco Hernández's writings on the medicinal plants and animals of New Spain in 17th-18th c. books. Includes some discussion of illustrations for these texts 1610s-1650s.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Prints and illustration
• Hernández, Francisco, 1514/17-1587
• Writings
• Natural history
• New Spain
• Illustration
• 1600-1700
• Medicinal plants

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Estampe et illustration
• Hernández, Francisco, 1514/17-1587
• Ecrits
• Histoire naturelle
• Nouvelle-Espagne
• Illustration
• 1600-1700
• Plante médicinale

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19950701-00317836

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