Histoire de la Botanique. 3e. éd. rév. 2015. illus. en couleurs. 380 p. Hardcover.- In French.

This book presents a comprehensive and accessible overview of the development of botany from antiquity to the end of the 19th century in a single volume. The author traces its development from Theophrastus – Aristotle's disciple, who first established botany as a science - to Mendel and his early experiments in hybridisation, via Linnaeus's seminal classifications, the discoveries of Jussieu and Lamarck, and Darwin's theory of evolution. The author also examines the relationship between botany and related disciplines (medicine, agriculture, physiology, etc.) and presents the fundamental concepts of botany: the practice of herbariums, natural classifications, the discovery of photosynthesis, and more.

The book offers a chronological progression and a lively biographical approach. Abundant illustrations complement the information.