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Author:   Arthur O. Tucker ,  Jules Janick
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   2019 ed.
Weight:   0.665kg
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9783030193799

ISBN 10:   3030193799
Pages:   353
Publication Date:   25 September 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Chapter 1. Introduction of the Voynich Codex. A very brief summary from Unravelling the Voynich Codex. Chapter 2. Aztec medicinal plants in botanical gardens and the marketplace: The relevance of herbs of 16th century New Spain today Pre- and post-Columbian plant illustrations of the Aztecs, emphasizing the purpose of phytomorphs in the Voynich Codex. Chapter 3. Phytomorph identification of the Voynich Codex: Methodology to identify illustrations of plants, Herbal vs. Pharmacology sections.  Each plant identification will include section subdivisions to include descriptors (formal botanical identification), names in English, Spanish, and Mesoamerican names where known, ecology and range, and properties (medicinal and culinary) of these and related species. Photographs of the phytomorphs and contemporary plants will be included. Chapter 4. Conclusions A comparison of the Voynich Codex with other 16th century herbals of New Spain and Europe..(Cruz-Badianus, Sahugan, Hernandez, Secreta Salernitana). Appendix A.      Table 1.  Names of plants used by the Nahua, 16th century to today.  This helps explains limited overlap with and among the three main herbals of the 16th century of New Spain due to the diversity of the Mexican flora. B.      Table 2.  Plants cited as being used by the Nahua, arranged by family with updated nomenclature.

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The Voynich Codex contains fantastical art with unusual symbols, bathing nymphs, zodiac signs, cosmological images, a kabbalah-like map, and illustrations of 21 animals and 358 plants. ... An appendix contains an extensive list of plants with their Nahuatl name and their identifications in the literature. ... Flora of the Voynich Codex is a comprehensive treatment of the botanical identification of plant images in the Voynich Codex. (Irwin Goldman, Chronica Horticulturae, Vol. 61 (4), 2021)

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Dr. Arthur O Tucker, a plant taxonomist, is Professor Emeritus of Delaware State University and Founder and Co-Director Claude E. Phillips Herbarium (ca. 87th largest out of 525 herbaria in the U.S.).  He is an expert in worldwide plant identification and the co-author of six books, including The Encyclopedia of Herbs (Timber Press). He has authored or co-authored 30 book chapters, 91 refereed scientific publications, and 169 popular publications. Tucker is the also coauthor of Unraveling the Voynich Codex published by Springer in 2018. Dr. Jules Janick is the James Troop Distinguished Professor in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue University. He is the Founder and Editor of Horticultural Reviews and Plant Breeding Review and has authored or edited over 150 volumes and has published widely on horticulture, genetics and breeding, horticultural history, art, and iconography Janick isthe coauthor of Unraveling the Voynich Codex published by Springer in 2018.

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