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Botanical Tour Of Christian Art At The National Museum Of Ancient Art (Lisbon, Portugal), Luis Mendonça De Carvalho, Francisca Maria Fernandes, Maria De Fátima Nunes, Miriam Lopes, Maria Vlachou, Paula Nozes, Ana Maria Costa Aug 2020

Botanical Tour Of Christian Art At The National Museum Of Ancient Art (Lisbon, Portugal), Luis Mendonça De Carvalho, Francisca Maria Fernandes, Maria De Fátima Nunes, Miriam Lopes, Maria Vlachou, Paula Nozes, Ana Maria Costa

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

Christian works of art, from the middle XIV to early XIX centuries, were studied in order to contribute to a new perspective of the cultural history of plants in Portuguese and European art displayed at the National Museum of Ancient Art (NMAA). The symbolic use of trees, leaves, flowers and fruits in painting, sculpture and tapestry were compared with theological data from the Bible, Apocrypha Gospels and codes of symbols from the XVII to XX centuries, as well as pictorial data from academic literature and photographic databases. We found 40 botanical taxa used as symbols that aimed to reinforce moral …


07. Criminal Justice, Northeastern State University Jan 2015

07. Criminal Justice, Northeastern State University

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04. Botany, Northeastern State University Jan 2015

04. Botany, Northeastern State University

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06. Computer Science, Northeastern State University Jan 2015

06. Computer Science, Northeastern State University

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03. Biology, Northeastern State University Jan 2015

03. Biology, Northeastern State University

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08. Engineering, Northeastern State University Jan 2015

08. Engineering, Northeastern State University

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10. Forensic Science, Northeastern State University Jan 2015

10. Forensic Science, Northeastern State University

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11. Genetics, Northeastern State University Jan 2015

11. Genetics, Northeastern State University

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14. Optometry, Northeastern State University Jan 2015

14. Optometry, Northeastern State University

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16. Physics, Northeastern State University Jan 2015

16. Physics, Northeastern State University

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17. Psychology, Northeastern State University Jan 2015

17. Psychology, Northeastern State University

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13. Mathematics, Northeastern State University Jan 2015

13. Mathematics, Northeastern State University

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18. Statistics, Northeastern State University Jan 2015

18. Statistics, Northeastern State University

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02. Animal Science, Northeastern State University Jan 2015

02. Animal Science, Northeastern State University

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05. Chemistry, Northeastern State University Jan 2015

05. Chemistry, Northeastern State University

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09. Environmental Science, Northeastern State University Jan 2015

09. Environmental Science, Northeastern State University

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12. Kinesiology, Northeastern State University Jan 2015

12. Kinesiology, Northeastern State University

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15. Pharmacy, Northeastern State University Jan 2015

15. Pharmacy, Northeastern State University

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19. Zoology, Northeastern State University Jan 2015

19. Zoology, Northeastern State University

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Why Botanical Names Are Necessary, Robert Dunlop Royce Jan 1967

Why Botanical Names Are Necessary, Robert Dunlop Royce

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

BOTANISTS engaged in naming plants are ofen asked "Why can't you speak English?"

The answer becomes quite clear as the inquirers learn more and more about plants and find people calling the same plant by quite different names.


A Microscopic Study Of Cross-Sections Of Woody Dicotyledonous Stems With Reference To Their Use In Courses In Elementary Botany, Nancy Jane Toms Jan 1936

A Microscopic Study Of Cross-Sections Of Woody Dicotyledonous Stems With Reference To Their Use In Courses In Elementary Botany, Nancy Jane Toms

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study was to discover a woody dicotyledonous stem which could be used as the principal example of stem structure in a course in elementary botany.