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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Hortus Sanitatis

English answer:

botanical incunabulum published in 1491, herb/herbal/medicinal plant garden

Added to glossary by paolamonaco
Feb 19, 2005 19:31
19 yrs ago
English term

hortus sanitatis

English Science Botany botanical garden section
This is the latin name of a botanical garden section.
In your opinion, are U.K. or U.S.A. visitors familiar with the term? Or do you beleive the explanation (graden of health)is necessary?
Thanks
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4 +3 herbal garden
5 +2 "Garden of Health " >>>
4 +3 medicinal garden
5 herbs and medicinal plants garden

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herbal garden

No, I don't think the average woman on the street would understand what hortus sanitatis is.
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The best known botanical incunabulum published in
Mainz is the Hortus Sanitatis, 'the garden of health', of 1491. The
Hortus Sanitatis is rich in pictures and we shall see how
rapidly illustration developed."
http://www.voynich.net/Arch/2001/11/msg00022.html

The Hortus Sanitatis or the Ortus Sanitatis (the origin of health), as it is also known, is in the tradition of the medieval herbals. It is partly based on Der Gart der Gesundheit (Garden of Health), which is sometimes attributed to Johann von Cube, and was originally printed by Peter Schoeffer at Mainz in 1485.
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iss/library/speccoll/bomarch/bomjuly.ht...
Peer comment(s):
agree Refugio : woman? ;~} //God, I miss Rumpole!
1 min
She who must be obeyed. / Good old Horace!
agree Richard Benham : What about the average man on the street? Do you think knowledge of Latin is more widespread among male or female English speakers? I'd hazard a guess and say "neither"!
3 mins
I think you're right, Richard.
agree David Knowles : I'd just say Herb Garden. Maybe UK/US difference. In London, there's a Physic Garden, but I doubt if that's suitable here.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "the explanation about the Latin book title was extremely useful.Thanks to all!!"
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herbs and medicinal plants garden

is what this is all about

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Note added at 5 mins (2005-02-19 19:37:46 GMT)
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UW Medicinal Herb Garden: Index by Common Name - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]
... Many of the plants have more than one common name ... Go to: A walk through the garden /
Index by ... names / Index by common names / UW Medicinal Herb Garden Home Page ...
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Medicinal Herb Plants Nursery - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]
Live Medicinal Herb Plants Online Catalog. Grow Your Own Organic Live Medicinal
Herb Plants Garden. Herbal Medicines - The World\'s Oldest Health Care System. ...
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Plant Collection - herbs and medicinal plants - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]
Herb & Medicinal Plant Collection ... The Pharmaceutical Garden is a display of plants
which yield therapeutic compounds of proven value in current medicinal ...
www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk/ pages/plantCollection/plantC-herb.html
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"Garden of Health " >>>

...was common compendium of plant and herbs lore during the Middle Ages...
I know, that was not your question, but ... it might give you some idea what to do with it.
Reference:

http://www.countway.med.harvard.edu/

Peer comment(s):
agree Richard Benham : I think it sounds good. No self-respecting person these days understands Latin...only a few fuddy-duddy old language buffs like....
9 mins
Thank you Richard. I can understand Latin, because my biology ed. I helped myself with some search engine. That is very handy many times.
agree Aimee
8 hrs
Thanks Amie.
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medicinal garden

The usual name of this section in botanical gardens.
Peer comment(s):
agree Martine Brault : The Montreal Botanical Garden calls it "Medicinal Plant Garden" and The Royal Botanical Garden in Kew call it "Medicinal Garden"
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agree mportal : yes, I think it would be more usual to add 'plant' (and more accurate, since medicines are not necessarily made from plants)
1 hr
agree Nancy Arrowsmith : actually, most medicines are made from plants, often in a roundabout way
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