[Taxacom] Pre-Linnaean botany

[Jim Betts]

Slightly off-topic
In quoting the 'Species Plantarum', if the question is recast as pre-Linnaean nomenclature 
rather than pre-Linnaean taxonomy, this leaves us in the interesting position where 
pre-Linnaean work includes important books by Linnaeus himself.
In fact the most important pre-Linnaean books might well be by Linnaeus himself.
Some of his first thoughts on some subjects might be better in some ways than his later 
thoughts of 1 May 1753, eg on the Cactaceae, or Cactus L, where he turned into a super 
lumper, having been previously inclined to split.
jim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dimitris Koureas" <d.koureas at nhm.ac.uk>
To: <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Pre-Linnaean botany


> The term pre-Linnaen taxonomy can in fact be very intimidating. Of course it depends on 
> the scientific question, but pre-Linnaean taxonomic questions can date back from 
> Dioscorides (1st CE AD). Many of the references in 'Species Plantarum' are actually 
> citing Dioscorides' work. Going through the Linnaeus works will only give you a very 
> small fraction of the nomenclatural wealth especially for the period between mid-16th to 
> mid-18th CE.
>
> A few landmark works though that can be used to extract names are:
>
> Bauhin C. 1596. Φυτοπίναξ. Sebastianum Henricretri: Basiliae.
> Bauhin C. 1620. Πρόδρομοs Theatri Botanici. Ioannis Treudeliì: Francofurti ad Moenum.
> Bauhin C. 1623. Pinax Theatri Botanici: Basil.
> Dodoens R. 1554. Cruydeboeck. F.van Ravelingen: Leyden.
> Dodoens R, Clusius C, Loë J. 1557. Histoire des plantes: en laquelle est contenue la 
> description entiere des herbes, c'est à dire, leurs especes, forme, noms, temperament, 
> vertus & operations: non seulement de celles qui croissent en ce païs, mais aussi des 
> autres estrangeres qui viennent en usage de medecine. De l'imprimerie de Iean Loë: 
> Antwerpen.
> Dodonaeus R. 1568. Florum, et Coronariarum Odorataum Que Nonvillarum Herbarum Historia: 
> Antverpiae.
> Dodonaeus R. 1595. Historie of Plants. Edm Bollifant: London.
> Dodonaeus R. 1616. Stirpium Historiae: Antwerpiae.
> Fuchs L. 1545. Medici, Primi de Stiprium. Johann Bebel: Basileae.
> Lobel M. 1576. Plantarum seu stirpium Historia. Plantin: Antverpiae.
> Parkison J. 1640. The theater of Plantes. Cotes: London.
>
> Most of these are accessible through:
> BHL
> eebo.org
> bibdigital.rjb.csic.es
> gallica.bnf.fr
>
> Kind regards,
> Dimitris
>
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