Introduction

The Author and the Work

The Structure of the Work

Nature and Art

Predecessors and Sources

The Language and Style

The Calendar of Theophrastus

The Manuscripts

Editions, Translations and Commentaries

De Causis Plantarum

Book I

Book II

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