An Oak Spring Herbaria : Herbs and Herbals from the Fourteenth to the Nineteenth Centuries: A Selection of the Rare Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art in the Collection of Rachel Lambert Mellon PDF
by Tomasi Lucia Tongiorgi Tomasi, Willis Tony Willis
Edited by Argetsinger Mark Argetsinger
Part of the Oak Spring Garden Foundation Series series
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This magnificent compendium is the fourth in a series of catalogues describing selections of rare books and other material in the Oak Spring Garden Library, a collection assembled by Mrs. Rachel “Bunny” Lambert Mellon. Herbaria describes sixty-three books and manuscripts about herbs and includes exquisite illustrations selected from the works themselves. Spanning the fourteenth to nineteenth centuries, and featuring works by Brunfels, Culpeper, Monardes, and Linnaeus, among others, this authoritative catalogue will prove fascinating to botanists, bibliophiles, garden historians, and herbalists alike.
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:456 pages
- Publisher:Yale University Press
- Publication Date:30/04/2019
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- ISBN:9780300241464
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:456 pages
- Publisher:Yale University Press
- Publication Date:30/04/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9780300241464
