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Pristina Medicamenta brings together Jerry Stannard's landmark scholarly work on the history of botany and medical pharmacy from the classical period to 1500. Published by Routledge as part of the Variorum Collected Studies series, this volume compiles Stannard's important articles and research on ancient and medieval medical botany, combining philological expertise with scientific rigour. Scholars and students of medical history, pharmacology, and the development of botanical knowledge will find this collection invaluable for understanding how medical plants were understood, classified, and used across centuries. The work represents Stannard's authoritative mastery of the field, tracing the evolution of pharmaceutical botany through Homer to the threshold of the modern era, and serves as a comprehensive resource for anyone researching the historical foundations of herbal medicine and plant-based therapeutics.

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Pristina Medicamenta compiles scholarly articles on pharmacy and medical botany spanning from classical antiquity through 1500.

Combines philological expertise with scientific analysis of ancient and medieval medical plant knowledge and practice.

Part of the Variorum Collected Studies series, bringing together Stannard's acclaimed research output on botanical history.

Essential reference for medical history, pharmacology, and herbalism scholarship covering the pre-modern period.

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Release Date
15 March 1999
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16 December 2006

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