Rumphius’ Orchids: Orchid Texts from &quot;The Ambonese Herbal&quot;

Georgius Everhardus Rumphius

Published by Yale University Press 2008

Rumphius’ Orchids

Orchid Texts from "The Ambonese Herbal"

Georgius Everhardus Rumphius
Translated by: E. M. Beekman

https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300129311

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About this book

Rumphius (16271702), founder of Indonesian botanical exploration and one of the greatest naturalists of the seventeenth century, was the first to describe tropical orchids in a Western language. Within the pages of his monumental seven-volume Ambonese Herbal, written in Dutch, he included descriptions of thirty-six species of orchids found on the island of Ambon in eastern Indonesia, plus twelve uncertified ones. His detailed descriptions reflect both the accuracy of a scientist and the sensibility of a poet. This lovely book is the first to gather and translate into English all the sections of Rumphius’ The Ambonese Herbal devoted to orchids.

For each entry, Rumphius describes the plant, names it according to a pre-Linnaean system of nomenclature, gives its locality, and details its medicinal and non-medicinal uses. More than twenty beautiful line drawings accompany the entries. The volume includes ample notes to illuminate the text and an informative introduction that tells the life of Rumphiusa remarkable collector/naturalist who overcame fire, shipwreck, and blindness to produce his masterwork.

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E. M. Beekman is professor of Germanic languages at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
LIST OF ORIGINAL PLATES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xv
ABOUT THIS TRANSLATION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xlix
RUMPHIUS’ ORCHIDS
One The Inscribed Angrek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Two The White, Double Angrek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
Three The Red Angrek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
Four The Fifth Angrek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
Five The Yellow Angrek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
Six The Remaining Yellow Angreks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
Seven The Dog Angrek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
The Fifty Seventh Chapter of the Auctuarium Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
Eight The Purple Angrek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	50
Nine The Beseeching Plant Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
Ten The First Ground Angrek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
Eleven The Second Ground Angrek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
Twelve The Wrapper Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
Thirteen The Triple Flower Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	72
Fourteen The Large Ambonese Orchis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
Fifteen The Small Ambonese Orchis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
The Susanna Flower Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
The Petola Leaf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	90
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
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BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
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Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Pages
- Main content: 224
Illustrations
- Other: 21 b-w + 16 color illus.

eBook

Published: October 1, 2008
ISBN: 9780300129311