Publisher's Synopsis
Phytognomonica Jo. Baptistae Portae Neapolitani, Octo Libris Contenta (1650) est opus magnum Giambattistae Della Portae, physici et botanici Neapolitani. In hoc libro, auctor describit plantas et earum proprietates, ut etiam methodum qua eas cognoscere et distinguere possimus. Octo libri, qui hoc opus componunt, continent descriptiones plantarum ex omnibus mundi partibus, ut etiam earum usus in medicina et alia utilitate. Hoc opus, quod est una ex primis botanicis operibus, est valde utile ad cognoscendum naturam plantarum et earum virtutes.This Book Is In Latin. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.