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The English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse (1810-88) travelled to Jamaica in 1844 and stayed for eighteen months to observe the diverse wildlife there. Upon his return he described his findings in a trilogy of books. The first two examined the island's birds - he has been hailed as the 'father of Jamaican ornithology' - but he used the present work, first published in 1851, to describe all the other forms of life on the island, from beetles to fruit trees. Lamenting that natural history was too often presented as a 'science of dead things', Gosse made his investigations come alive in this work by writing it in a diary form, discussing what he encountered as his journey progressed, and providing a number of illustrations. His lively and engaging style won him a wide audience, and this work remains an important early example of popular natural history.
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From Aztec accounts of hibernating hummingbirds to contemporary television spectaculars, human encounters with nature have long sparked wonder, curiosity and delight. Written by leading scholars, this richly illustrated volume offers a lively introduction to the history of natural history, from the sixteenth century to the present day. Covering an extraordinary range of topics, from curiosity cabinets and travelling menageries to modern seed banks and radio-tracked wildlife, this volume draws together the work of historians of science, of environment and of art, museum curators and literary scholars. The essays are framed by an introduction charting recent trends in the field and an epilogue outlining the prospects for the future. Accessible to newcomers and established specialists alike, Worlds of Natural History provides a much-needed perspective on current discussions of biodiversity and an enticing overview of an increasingly vital aspect of human history.
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Natural history in all its branches.
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Der Regensburger Domkanoniker Konrad von Megenberg verfaßte neben lateinischen Traktaten auch eine umfangreiche deutsche Schrift, die seit der Ausgabe Franz Pfeiffers (Stuttgart 1861) unter dem Titel »Buch der Natur« (BdN) bekannt ist. Diese 1348/50 entstandene Enzyklopädie zählt mit ca. 150 erhaltenen Codices zu den populärsten volkssprachlichen Werken des Spätmittelalters. Als Quelle lag Konrad eine Fassung des »Liber de natura rerum« des Thomas von Cantimpré vor, die er unter Setzung eigener Akzente ins Deutsche übertrug, bearbeitete und um zahlreiche Auslegungen der proprietates rerum erweiterte. Das »Buch der Natur« zeigt so das geistige Profil eines bereits die Autoritäten hinterfragenden, zugleich um das geistliche Wohl seiner Leser besorgten Autors, dem es noch einmal gelingt, das umfangreiche naturkundliche Wissen seiner Zeit in ein Buch zu integrieren. Schon kurze Zeit nach der ursprünglichen, durch den Autor verantworteten Fassung A des »Buch der Natur« erschien eine ebenfalls wirkungsmächtige gekürzte Fassung B, die von einem Anonymus stammt. Die hier erstmals vorgelegte kritische Edition der A-Fassung des »Buch der Natur« beruht auf dem Leithandschriftenprinzip und ersetzt die verdienstvolle Ausgabe Pfeiffers. Der Editionsplan sieht vor, zunächst den Textband vorzulegen. Dieser wird zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt die Einleitung folgen (Band I), welche neben einer Einführung zum Autor eine ausführliche Beschreibung der Überlieferungsträger und der Textgeschichte bietet. Abgerundet wird das editorische Projekt durch den von Dagmar Gottschall verfaßten Kommentar (Band III) und das von Heidemarie Vogl bearbeitetete Wörterbuch (Band IV) zum »Buch der Natur«.
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