Bibliograph

Flora illustrata, great works from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden, edited by Susan M. Fraser and Vanessa Bezemer Sellers ; foreword by Gregory Long

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Flora illustrata, great works from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden, edited by Susan M. Fraser and Vanessa Bezemer Sellers ; foreword by Gregory Long

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Flora illustrata

Nature of contents

bibliographycatalogs

Oclc number

875644465

Responsibility statement

edited by Susan M. Fraser and Vanessa Bezemer Sellers ; foreword by Gregory Long

Sub title

great works from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden

Summary

"The renowned LuEsther T. Mertz Library of The New York Botanical Garden counts among its holdings many of the most beautiful and pioneering botanical and horticultural works ever created. More than eight centuries of knowledge, from the twelfth century to the present, are represented in the library's collection of more than one million cataloged items. In this sumptuously illustrated volume, international experts introduce us to some of the library's most fascinating works--exceedingly rare books, stunning botanical artworks, handwritten manuscripts, Renaissance herbals, nursery catalogs, explorers' notebooks, and more. The contributors hold these treasures up for close inspection and offer surprising insights into their histories and importance."--Jacket

Table Of Contents

Part I. The library of the New York Botanical Garden. Noble science : building the library collection / Susan M. Fraser -- Part II. Great herbals, flower books, and garden prints. European medieval and Renaissance herbals / Lucia Tongiorgi Tomasi -- "Plants in their perfection" : the botanical garden and the illustrated book / Therese O'Malley -- Pleasure gardens in print : recreation and education in the landscape, 1550-1850 / Vanessa Bezemer Sellers -- Part III. Groundbreaking works on botanical discovery. Linnaeus and the foundation of modern botany / Gina Douglas -- New World explorations : Brazil / H. Walter Lack -- Creating a North American flora / Elizabeth S. Eustis with David Andrews -- Part IV. Celebrated works on American gardening and horticulture. Early American horticultural traditions : gardening with plants from the New World / Mark Laird -- Toward an American landscape theory / Judith K. Major -- The horticultural enterprise : markets, mail, and media in nineteenth-century America / Elizabeth S. Eustis -- Part V. The landscape of the New York Botanical Garden. "An American Kew" / Elizabeth Barlow Rogers

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