Theophrastus, in 5 vol. / Loeb Classical Library

Loeb Classical Library 70/79/471/474/475, Theophrastus, Enquiry into plants and minor works on odours and weather signs. In two volumes. Translated by Arthur Hort. (And:) De causa plantarum. In three volumes. Translated by Benedict Einarson and George K. K. Link.

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  • Condition / Etat: very good, dust jacket with minor shelf wear / très bon état, minimes traces d'usures.
  • Volumes : 5 volumes.
  • Binding / Reliure : original green titled cloth with fine dust jacket, cartonné avec jaquette.
  • Format : In-16 / 17 x 11 cm.
  • Pages : about 2500 pp.
  • Editor : Cambridge, Harvard University Press / London, Heinemann.
  • Date : 1976 - 1990.
  • Language / Langue: Ancient Grec and English on opposite pages / Bilingue grec et anglais.

    Theophrastus of Eresus in Lesbos, born about 370 BCE, is the author of the most important botanical works that have survived from classical antiquity. He was in turn student, collaborator, and successor of Aristotle. Like his predecessor he was interested in all aspects of human knowledge and experience, especially natural science. His writings on plants form a counterpart to Aristotle’s zoological works.

    In the Enquiry into Plants, Theophrastus classifies and describes varieties—covering trees, plants of particular regions, shrubs, herbaceous plants, and cereals; in the last of the nine books he focuses on plant juices and medicinal properties of herbs. The Loeb Classical Library edition is in two volumes; the second contains two additional treatises: On Odours and Weather Signs.
    In De Causis Plantarum, Theophrastus turns to plant physiology. Books 1 and 2 are concerned with generation, sprouting, flowering and fruiting, and the effects of climate. In Books 3 and 4, Theophrastus studies cultivation and agricultural methods. In Books 5 and 6, he discusses plant breeding; diseases and other causes of death; and distinctive flavours and odours.
    Theophrastus's celebrated Characters is of a quite different nature. This collection of descriptive sketches is the earliest known character-writing and a striking reflection of contemporary life.

    The Loeb Classical Library® is the only existing series of books which, through original text and English translation, gives access to all that is important in Greek and Latin literature. Epic and lyric poetry; tragedy and comedy; history, travel, philosophy, and oratory; the great medical writers and mathematicians; those Church fathers who made particular use of pagan culture—in short, our entire classical heritage is represented here in convenient and well-printed pocket volumes in which an up-to-date text and accurate and literate English translation face each other page by page. The editors provide substantive introductions as well as essential critical and explanatory notes and selective bibliographies.
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Condition Used - Very Good
Language United Kingdom
Illustrated No
Publicaton Date 1 Jan 1990
Year 1990
Author / Cartographer / Photographer Theophrastos
Editor Harvard University Press
First edition No
Signed edition No
Signed binding No
Armorial binding No
Binding / Format Hardcover
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