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The Origin and Compilation of Hortus Malabaricus

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This book is an attempt to evaluate and trace the background of publication of the 12 volumes Hortus Malabaricus by Henric Adrian van Rheede in the seventeenth century. An inquiry is made into how van Rheede addressed his limited knowledge of plants, drawing on the expertise and contributions of Fr. Mathew, the Italian Carmelite, as well as the local physicians Ranga Bhatt, Vinayaka Pandit, Appu Bhatt and Itti Achuthan. The precautions van Rheede took to transport the manuscripts to Amsterdam, along with his selection of technicians for preparing copper plates and typefaces, are described, and the necessary documents to analyse and corroborate these aspects, found in the volumes of Hortus Malabaricus and from other sources are analyzed here. A separate chapter provides as authentic overview of the contents of the 12 volumes of Hortus Malabaricus, including both the original Latin and its English translation.
Charles Dias holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in History from the University of Calicut, along with diplomas in Office Management, Personnel Manage-ment, and Labour Law. He is Vice President of the Kerala History Associ-ation and serves as Director of the Indo-Portuguese Cultural Centre, Cochin. A distinguished historian and public intellectual, Dias has written extensively on Indo-Portuguese history and the Hortus Malabaricus, pre-senting papers at national and international seminars.
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