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Horti medici Amstelodamensis rariorum tam Orientalis, quam Occidentalis Indiae : aliarumque peregrinarum plantarum magno studio ac labore, sumptibus civitatis Amstelodamensis, longâ annorum serie collectarum, descriptio et icones ad vivum aeri incisae. / Auctore Joanne Commelino ... ; opus posthumum ; Latinitate donatum .. à Frederico Ruyschio ... & Francisco Kiggellario.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Commelin, Johannes, 1629-1692.
- Commelin, Caspar, 1667?-1731, author.
- Series:
- Early European books.
- Language:
- Dutch
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Botany--Pre-Linnean works.
- Botany.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrations, coats of arms (engravings)
- Other Title:
- Half-title: Rariorum plantarum horti medici Amstelodamensis descriptio & icones
- Engraved title: Horti medici Amstelodamensis rariorum plantarum historia
- Place of Publication:
- Amstelodami, : Apud P. & J. Blaeu. nec non Abrahamum à Someren., MDCXCVII-MDCCI [1697-1701]
- Language Note:
- Text in Latin and Dutch.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Half-title: Rariorum plantarum horti medici Amstelodamensis descriptio & icones.
- Engraved title: Horti medici Amstelodamensis rariorum plantarum historia.
- Each volume has added engraved title page, and added title page in Dutch: Beschryvinge en curieuse afbeeldingen van rare vreemde ... gewassen vertoont in den Amsterdamsche Kruyd-hof ...
- Imprint of vol. 2: Amstelaedami, Apud P. & J. Blaeu. nec non Viduam Abrahami à Someren. M. DCCI.
- "The first volume, on the plants of the East and West Indies, was Jan Commelin's most important contribution to botanical knowledge; it was brought out posthumously by his nephew Caspar. The second volume was by Caspar Commelin and contained on some of the notes in Jan's book, with further notes on African plants"--Hunt.
- Vol. I.: [24], 220 p., [110] leaves of plates; v.2: [20], 224, [4] p., 112 [i.e. 113] leaves of plates.
- Signatures: 1#pi2 2pi2 3pi2 *-2*2 A-V2 W2 X-2V2 2W2 2X-3V2 3W2 3X-4V2 4W2 4X-5O2 2#pi2 2pi2 *2 A-5X2.
- Reproduction of original in: Koninklijke Bibliotheek (Netherlands).
- Includes indexes.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest, 2010 Mode of access: World Wide Web. Available to subscribing institutions. s2010 miun o
- Cited in:
- Hunt botanical cat. 399
- Wellcome cat. of printed books, II, p. 379
- NLM Hidden treasure p. 34
- Koninklijke Bibliotheek (Netherlands) catalog, 177 A 3
- STCN, 852558163
- OCLC:
- 904409507
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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