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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.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- New York Botanical Garden, issuing body.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- LuEsther T. Mertz Library--Catalogs.
- LuEsther T. Mertz Library.
- LuEsther T. Mertz Library--History.
- Botanical libraries--New York (State)--New York.
- Botanical libraries.
- Book collecting--New York (State)--New York.
- Book collecting.
- Botany--Bibliography--Catalogs.
- Botany.
- Horticulture--Bibliography--Catalogs.
- Horticulture.
- Botanical illustration--Bibliography--Catalogs.
- Botanical illustration.
- Illustrated books--Bibliography--Catalogs.
- Illustrated books.
- Rare books--Bibliography--Catalogs.
- Rare books.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (321 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bronx, New York : The New York Botanical Garden ; New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2014]
- 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."-- Dust jacket.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Illustrations
- PART I: THE LIBRARY OF THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
- CHAPTER 1 Noble Science: Building the Library Collection
- PART II: GREAT HERBALS, FLOWER BOOKS, AND GARDEN PRINTS
- CHAPTER 2 European Medieval and Renaissance Herbals
- CHAPTER 3 "Plants in Their Perfection": The Botanical Garden and the Illustrated Book
- CHAPTER 4 Pleasure Gardens in Print: Recreation and Education in the Landscape, 1550-1850
- PART III: GROUNDBREAKING WORKS ON BOTANICAL DISCOVERY
- CHAPTER 5 Linnaeus and the Foundation of Modern Botany
- CHAPTER 6 New World Explorations: Brazil
- CHAPTER 7 Creating a North American Flora
- PART IV: CELEBRATED WORKS ON AMERICAN GARDENING AND HORTICULTURE
- CHAPTER 8 Early American Horticultural Traditions: Gardening with Plants from the New World
- CHAPTER 9 Toward an American Landscape Theory
- CHAPTER 10 The Horticultural Enterprise: Markets, Mail, and Media in Nineteenth-Century America
- PART V: THE LANDSCAPE OF THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
- CHAPTER 11 "An American Kew
- Selected Bibliography
- Contributors
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-291) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-300-21035-3
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