Early European Researches the Flora of China (Classic Reprint)

Description: This book analyzes the writings of Jesuit missionaries in China from the 16th and 17th century, exploring their contributions to the early understanding of Chinese plants and natural history. The author examines the missionaries' accounts of medicinal plants, fruits, and vegetables, as well as their influence on European knowledge of Chinese flora. It contextualizes the missionaries' work within the broader history of European exploration and scientific exchange during that period, showing how their observations and reports played a significant role in shaping Western perceptions of China's natural world. Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some aesthetic errors may persist, however it has been deemed that any such will not detract from the work's significant historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.

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