The book project was promoted and materialised by the dutch commander at kochi. Hendrik adriaan van reede tot drakenstein 16361691 and. Devoting over 35 years of intense labour to his task, k. Hortus malabaricus is the oldest important printed book on indian medicinal plants. Frontispiece from hortus indicus malabaricus by hendrik van rheede, 16781693. Van rheede tot draakestein accessdate20061223 mentioned in these volumes are plants of the malabar region which in his time referred to the stretch along the western ghats from goa to kanyakumari.
Van rheede is perhaps the only authentic record of the. Originally written in latin, it was compiled over a period of nearly 30 years and published in amsterdam between 1678 and 1693 in 12 volumes of about 500 pages each, with a total of 794 copper plate engravings. Hortus malabaricus meaning garden of malabar is a comprehensive treatise that deals with the medicinal properties of the flora in the india n state of kerala. Malabar garden with annotations and modern botanical nomenclature 12 vols. Pdf hortus malabaricus is the oldest important printed book on indian. Pdf hortus malabaricus and the ethnoiatrical knowledge of. Pdf hortus malabaricus and the ethnoiatrical knowledge. Van rheedes hortus malabaricus english edition 12volume. Hortus malabaricus of 17th century was the most extensive study of medicobotanical resources of asia but the book was written based only on field studies in the malabar region. Review of the references to the hortus malabaricus of henry van rheede van draakenstein sic.
The 12 volumes of this malabar garden were printed and published from amsterdam between the years 1678 and 1693. Hortus malabaricus explains the plant basaal in volume 5. Hortus malabaricus english edition 12 volumes is the translation of the oldest comprehensive printed book on the natural. The garden of the world if coloquios relied on unani sources, the 17thcentury dutch botanical, hortus indicus malabaricus, famously relied on ayurvedic ones. Rheede tot drakenstein, preface to volume 3 of the hortus malabaricus, p. The palms and their medicinal as well as other properties recorded by rheede are discussed in this paper. A contribution to the history of dutch colonial botany. Hendrik van rheede s work on the plants of the malabar region began in 1674 and it was around 1675 that the draft of the first volume of the hortus malabaricus was produced. Wikimedia commons has media related to hortus malabaricus.
The instructions which he sent to the governors, director and commanders of the ceylon in the year of his deathamply demonstrate that he had continued his botanical researches. Hortus malabaricus is an online community platform serving an international interest group regarding the hortus malabaricus, a 17th century 12volume book illustrating around 700 indigenous plants in the malabar region of kerala, india that explains their medicinal properties, with captions in 5 different languages. Buy hortus malabaricus book online at best prices in india on. Pdf hortus malabaricus and the biocultural diversity of.
Manilal is a botanist and taxonomist, best known for his research, translation and annotation of hendrik van rheedes 17th century latin botanical treatise, hortus malabaricus. A kerala botanists affair with an unlikely 17th century book. The example of vidanga in hortus malabaricus shows the limitation of consulting the living traditions. Media in category hortus malabaricus the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. Hortus indicus malabaricus 1678 edition open library.
Frontispiece, hortus indicus malabaricus, volume 1 of 12. Jul 27, 2014 hortus indicus malabaricus by hendrik van reede tot drakestein, 1678, sumptibus johannis van someren, et joannis van dyck edition, in latin. Apr 05, 2018 frontispiece from hortus indicus malabaricus by hendrik van rheede, 16781693. This 332 year old hand colored engraved print is from van rheedes hortus indicus malabaricus published in amsterdam in 1686 hendrik adriaan van rheede tot drakenstein 1636 1691 was a military man and a colonial administrator of the dutch east india company, botanist and naturalist. But a still more enduring monument is his scientific memoir, hortus indicus malabaricus. The most extensive study of the medical botanical resources of asia published in europe before the 19th century is the celebrated prelinnaean work before 1753, hortus indicus malabaricus, compiled in india by the dutch governor of malabar, henrik.
Printed at the cambrianoffice, by murray and rees, 1839 ocolc595251601 online version. Department of botany, university of calicut, calicut 673 635 india. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. K s manilal, hortus malabaricus, dutch in kerala, kerala history, hendrik van rheede, history of bot. Manilal has spent over 35 years rendering hortus malabaricus to english. Manilal has translated with high f idelity the entire text of hortus malabaricus malabar garden run ning into 12 volumes 1595 pages. Hortus malabaricus, medicinal palms, plant wealth of malabar. Selected illustrations from the stunning hortus malabaricus garden of malabar, an epic treatise dealing with the medicinal properties of the flora in the indian state of kerala.
The document extensively details the biodiversity and medicinal properties of over 700 indigenous plants in the malabar region of kerala. Quoting historian richard grove van reedes father had been a chief forester in the netherlands and the emotional and aesthetic impact of the malabar forest environment played a vital role, according to van reede himself, in encouraging him to embark on a project on the enormous scale of hortus malabaricus. Originally written in latin, it was compiled over a period of nearly 30 years and published from amsterdam during 16781703. Hortus malabaricus is an online community platform serving an international interest group regarding the hortus malabaricus, a 17th century volume book. On the english edition of van rheedes hortus malabaricus by k. The physician itti achuden and the brahmins ranga bhat, vinayaka bhat and appu bhat. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Originally written in latin, it was compiled over a period of nearly 15 years and published from amsterdam during 16781693. Indian botanicals and heritage wars wellcome collection.
Van rheede died on voyage from ceylon to surat in 1691 and was buried in surat where a very fine monument has been built over his tomb. This 332 year old hand colored engraved print is fromvan rheedes hortus indicus malabaricus published in amsterdam in 1686. Hortus malabaricus, or garden of malabar, was compiled and published between 1678 and 1693 by hendrik adriaan van rheede tot draakenstein van rheede, the then dutch governor of cochin. A kerala botanists affair with an unlikely 17th century. The hortus malabaricus was the brainchild of hendrik adriaan van rheede tot drakenstein van rheede, an aristocrat and soldier in the dutch east india company who rose rapidly through the ranks. Frontispiece, hortus indicus malabaricus, volume 1 of 12, publishers joannis someren and joannis van dyck. Dan henry, 1933interpretation of van rheedes hortus malabaricus. Jan 25, 2020 k s manilal, hortus malabaricus, dutch in kerala, kerala history, hendrik van rheede, history of bot.
The hortus malabaricus was the brainchild of hendrik adriaan van rheede tot drakenstein van rheede, an aristocrat and soldier in the dutch east india company who rose rapidly through the ranks to become the dutch governor of cochin in 1663. Hortus indicus malabaricus is a work of 12 folio volumes with 794 illustrations, published in. Van rheedes hortus indicus malabaricus engraving 1686. Engraved portrait of the author and 1 doublepage plates. With annotations and modern botanical nomenclature. Umayamma had not heard about hortus malabaricus or van rheede until a scientist came looking for the place where the famed itty. Controversial identities of medicinal plants in classical. Hortus indicus malabaricus by hendrik van reede tot drakestein, 1678, sumptibus johannis van someren, et joannis van dyck edition, in latin.
Memorial to man behind hortus malabaricus still on paper. It is a compilation of flora of the western ghats, particularly focussing on the kerala region. It contains descriptions and illustrations of 742 plants. The book was conceived by hendrik van rheede, who was the governor of dutch malabar at the time, and he is said to have taken a keen personal interest in. Hortus malabaricus english edition 12 volumes is the translation of the oldest comprehensive printed book on the natural plant wealth of asia and of the tropics, compiled and published in latin by van rheede during 16781693. Since 1660, the dutch east india company had encouraged publication of scientific work and the documentation of the useful plants by van rheede would help in the fight. Originally written in latin, it was compiled over a period of nearly 30 years and published in amsterdam between 1678 and 1693 in 12 volumes of about 500 pages each. The book was conceived by hendrik van rheede, who was the governor of dutch malabar at the time. Van rheede s hortus malabaricus is most remembered as the celebrated botanical work on the plant wealth of malabar. Hortus malabaricus meaning garden of malabar is a comprehensive treatise that deals with. Based on the work carried out by manilal and his asso ciates, a concise reference book an interpretation of van.
Van rheedes hortus malabaricus is most remembered as the celebrated botanical work on the plant wealth of malabar. Van rheedes hortus malabaricus english edition 12volume set. Hortus malabaricus meaning garden of malabar is a comprehensive treatise that deals with the medicinal properties of the flora in the indian state of. Hendrik van rheede is said to have taken a keen personal interest in the compilation of the hortus malabaricus. With annotations and modern botanical nomenclature on. Oct 24, 2019 hortus malabaricus is an online community platform serving an international interest group regarding the hortus malabaricus, a 17th century volume book. A stupendous work in latin, hortus indicus malabaricus is the earliest as well as most comprehensive book on the natural plant wealth of malabar kerala. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. The 1st of its 12 volumes was published in 1678 from amsterdam this book, written by h. For the dutch and the portuguese, malabar was a land of abundance of wood, spices and medicinal plants. James larson, hendrik adriaan van reede tot drakenstein 16361691 and hortus malabaricus. Oct 17, 2019 van reede stated that he had requested. Hendrik van rheedes work on the plants of the malabar region began in 1674 and it was around 1675 that the draft of the first volume of the hortus malabaricus was produced.
The most extensive study of the medical botanical resources of asia published in europe before the 19th century is the celebrated prelinnaean work before 1753, hortus indicus malabaricus, compiled in india by the dutch governor of malabar, henrik adrian van rheede. The hortus malabaricus was the brainchild of hendrik adriaan van rheede tot drakenstein van rheede, an aristocrat and soldier in the dutch east india. Hortus indicus malabaricus by hendrik van rheede published by johann van someren, amsterdam. Van rheedes karinta kali hortus indicus malabaricus. Quoting excerpts from wikipedia with some corrections, hortus malabaricus meaning garden of malabar is a comprehensive treatise that deals with the medicinal properties of the flora in the indian state of kerala. An interpretation of van rheedes hortus malabaricus book. The work was edited by a team of nearly a hundred including.
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