An Oak Spring Herbaria - Herbs and Herbals from the Fourteenth to Nineteenth Centuries: A Selection of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Works of (Oak Spring Garden Foundation). HERBARIA. POMONA. FLORA. SYLVA.

LUCIA TONGIORGI TOMASI & TNY WILLIS. Upperville Virginia,Yale University Press, 2009. An Oak Spring Herbaria - Herbs and Herbals from the Fourteenth to Nineteenth Centuries: A Selection of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Works of (Oak Spring Garden Foundation). HERBARIA. POMONA. FLORA. SYLVA. 4 volumi in-4°, seta edit. con fregi in oro ai piani anteriori, titoli al dorso con sovracopertine. lviii, 394 pp. con numerose riproduzioni la maggior parte a colori nel a colori nel testo.; xxxiii, (iii). 276 pp. con numerose illustrazioni nel testo.; lxxiii, 427 pp. con bellissime illustrazioni a colori nel testo.; xxvii, 147 pp. con numerose illustrazioni la maggior parte a colori nel testo. 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.