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Plants of the Bible : a complete handbook to all the plants with 200 full-color plates taken in the natural habitat / Michael Zohary.
Zohary, Michael Schein, 1898-1983 ; David Darom, David Afek, Phyllis Hackett, Ronny Stein, Shaul Shapiro,
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Cambridge University Press, London ; New York, 1982 1983
- Hardcover
- Erstausgabe
Anbieter: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, USAJoseph Valles - Books
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st ed., 1st printing ; 223 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. ; ISBN 0780521249263 0521249260 OCLC 8452125 LC BS665 .Z64 1982 LCCN 82004535 Dewey 220.8582 ; Scripture is based on Revise Standard Version ; terms from Akkadian, Hebrew, Latin, Greek and Arabic a…re in italics ; brown cloth with gold lettering in color photographic dustjacket ; photos on endpapers ; ".Illustrated with 200 superb full-color plates, now provides the reader with new insight into the plants and landscapes so central to biblical imagery and parable. Plants of the Bible has been hailed as the most comprehensive and beautiful volume ever published on the subject. For the first time are joined under one cover, an accurate historical account drawing on the latest biblical research, and a scientifically sound botanical description, with original full color photography presenting the plants.in their natural habitat.divided into two parts: the first--an ecologically inclusive picture of the interdependency of biblical man and his natural environment, stressing the role of plants in religion, the arts, agriculture, trade and daily life. The second groups the plants into natural agricultural and morphological units depicting the life history of each plant in terms of botany, geography and use. Every entry contains relevant quotations from the Old Testament, New Testament, or the Apocrypha and a discussion of the plant's name-origin and identity--mistranslation having given rise in the past to many incorrect identifications."; Michael Zohary (Hebrew: ????? ????; born 9 April 1898[1] in Bóbrka, Galicia (Austria-Hungary); died 16 April 1983 in Jerusalem) was a pioneering Israeli botanist.He attended the Teacher's Seminary in Jerusalem. He published the monumental Geobotanical Foundations of the Middle East. In 1952 he was appointed professor of botany at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Zohary officially retired in 1967, but as Professor Emeritus continued his research, his final book being Plants of the Bible (1982). ; FINE/FINE. Book.
