| 书目名称 | Flora of the Codex Cruz-Badianus |
| 编辑 | Arthur O. Tucker,Jules Janick |
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| 概述 | The most up-to-date botanical atlas for Codex Cruz-Badianus enthusiasts.Enriches understanding of nearly all plant species present in the original Codex Cruz-Badianus.A visual journey for those intere |
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| 描述 | In 1929, Charles Upson Clark (1875-1960), a history Professor at Columbia University carrying out bibliographic research on the early history of the Americas in the Vatican Library, came across a remarkable illustrated Latin manuscript entitled Libellus de Medicinalibus Indorum Herbis (Little Book of Indian Medicinal Herbs) completed in 1552. The manuscript now known as the Codex Cruz-Badianus (CCB) contained 185 illustrations (phytomorphs) of plants with text that described their medicinal uses. This manuscript spread new light on botanical and medicinal knowledge of the indigenous peoples of Mexico known today as the Nahuas or Aztecs. It was to have major repercussions on our knowledge of Aztec culture and the history of New Spain in the 16th century..CCB was produced at the Colegio of Imperial de Santa Cruz at Tlatelolco established in 1536 to train sons of the Aztec nobility for the clergy. The authors were two indigenous faculty members, Martin (Martinus in Latin) de la Cruz and Juan Badiano (Juannes Badianus in Latin) whose Spanish names were conferred upon their baptism. Martin de la Cruz was the Colegio’s indigenous doctor who gave instruction in medicine and Juan Badiano, |
| 出版日期 | Book 2020 |
| 关键词 | Herbal; Botany; Ancient Manuscript; Mesoamerica; Cryptography; Lost Language; Systematic Botany |
| 版次 | 1 |
| doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46959-7 |
| isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-46961-0 |
| isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-46959-7 |
| copyright | Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 |
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