Esther van GELDER, MA wird im Rahmen des Josephim-Seminars einen Vortrag zum Thema „The court garden as medicinal garden – collection of wonders, or
laboratory of nature? Carolus Clusius and the development of botany at Central-European courts (1573-1588)“ halten.
- Ort: Lesesaal des Josephinum, (Währinger Straße 25, A – 1090 Wien)
Zeit: 19. Mai 2008, 17.00 c.t.
Kontakt: sammlungen@meduniwien.ac.at
++43/ 1/ 40160/ 26000
Carolus Clusius (1526-1609) was an important figure in the ‚botanical renaissance‘ of the sixteenth century. In 1573 he was called to the court in Vienna in order to create a ‚hortus medicorum‘ for Emperor Maximilian II. During his stay at the imperial court (1573-1577) Clusius encountered many new plants, which were imported from the Ottoman Empire by imperial ambassadors and he came to know other aristocratic garden owners in the Holy Roman Empire. But unfortunately, it is still unclear what Clusius‘ function precisely entailed and we do not know what kind of garden this was. After the emperor’s death in 1576, Clusius stayed in Vienna and remained in close contact with rich garden owners. He helped with to design their gardens, expand their collections of exotic plants and cultivate new plants. In return, Clusius was able to observe rare plants in these gardens. But surprisingly, the botanist became quite negative about entering the service of another patron again.
Josephinum-Seminar: „Carolus Clusius and the development of botany at Central-European courts“ von E.v.Gelder weiterlesen
