Gerard, J.

Japanese: Gerard,J.(英語表記)GerardJ
Gerard, J.

…However, during this period, many fake specimens of monsters, including dragons, were sold, and as a result, it was impossible to escape the spell of medieval monsterology. In the field of plants, John Gerard (1545-1612) published his Herbalism and John Parkinson (1567-1650) published The Garden of Earth. However, with the emergence of explorers and naturalists such as Pierre Belon (1517-64), JP de Tournefort, and C. von Linnaeus, as well as microscopists such as J. Swammerdam and R. Hook, detailed drawings began to be produced that took into account not only the external appearance but also the structure and ecology of living things. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Gerard, J." is listed below.

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Japanese:

…ただし,この時期にはドラゴン(竜)をはじめ怪物の偽造標本が多数売られていたために,結果として中世的怪物学の呪縛(じゆばく)からは逃れられなかった。植物ではジェラードJohn Gerard(1545‐1612)《本草誌》やパーキンソンJohn Parkinson(1567‐1650)《地上の楽園》が刊行されている。 しかしブロンPierre Belon(1517‐64)やJ.P.deトゥルヌフォール,そしてC.vonリンネに至る探検旅行家兼博物学者の出現に加え,J.スワンメルダムやR.フックのような顕微鏡学者が登場して,単に外形だけでなく生物の構造や生態までも加味した精密画が制作されるようになった。…

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