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'Refer to folio and number': Encyclopedias, the Exchange of Curiosities, and Practices of Identification before Linnaeus

Secondary Title (i.e. Proceedings Title): Periodical Title:Journal of the History of Ideas Publication Type: Authors:Margócsy, Dániel Editors: Publisher: Place of Publication: Publication Date:Jan 2010 Alternate Date (i.e. Conference Date): Volume:71 Issue:1 Start Page:63 End Page:89 Abstract:The article discusses encyclopedias of natural history, the exchange of plants, and practices of identification before the work of botanist Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century. The article also discusses Johann Amman, professor of botany and natural history at the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences in Russia. The correspondence between Amman and Linnaeus is detailed. The author examines how the plants were circulated in the 18th century and how this increased knowledge about the natural world. The article also discusses the historiography of Renaissance era encyclopedias. Descriptors/Keywords: Encyclopedias & dictionaries -- History & criticism
Biological specimens -- Identification
Plants -- Identification
Botany -- History
Natural history -- History ISBN: URL:

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