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Myosotis scorpioides [?] - Myosotis
elegantissima From: Revue de l’horticulture belge et étrangère by Frédéric Burvenich, Édouard Pynaert, Émile Rodigas, August van Geert & Hubert J. van Hulle (editors). |
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Boraginaceae - Heliotropium europaeum From: La flore et la pomone françaises, ou histoire et figures en couleur, des fleurs et des fruits de France ou naturalisés sur le sol français by Jean Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire. Paris, the author, 1833, volume 6, plate 517. Unsigned stipple-engraving in colour by Jean Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire finished by hand (uncut and unbound sheet 175 x 265). Slight foxing. Text enclosed. € 55
Very rare work, which was published in parts from 1828-1833 in 6 volumes by the
French botanist and artist Jaume Saint-Hilaire (1772-1845). It was planned to
issue 800 plates but the regular publication was terminated with plate 544.
Among those who worked under van Spaëndonck or Redouté, or who based their
style on the pure water-colour technique which Redouté learned from his master,
may be mentioned Turpin, Poiteau, Bessa, Mme Vincent (b. 1786),
Jaume-Saint-Hilaire, Chazal and Prêtre. Most of these artists were the equals of
Redouté in technical skill, and given his opportunities might have won the same
renown. … Jaume-Saint-Hilaire was no less distinguished as a botanist, and his
introduction into France of Polygonum tinctorum, which yields a valuable
blue dye, was of considerable importance (Blunt).* Pritzel 4404; Dunthorne 160; Blunt pp. 180, 182; Nissen BBI 988; Great flower books p. 61; Stafleu & Cowan 3311; Johnston 943. |
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Boraginaceae - Heliotropium indicum From: Curtis’s botanical magazine; or flower garden displayed. London, 1816, volume 43, plate 1837. Hand-coloured engraving (sheet 143 x 237 mm). Text enclosed. € 40
The first and most important botanical
magazine made up of 'figures' of plants and short descriptions. Provides a
storehouse of exotics, paralleling the indigenous plants … (Hunt). A
delightful work pictorially, never excelled as a periodical, most carefully
coloured and a source of lasting interest and information (Dunthorne). Started
by William Curtis in 1787 publication still continues. * Pritzel 2007; Dunthorne 88; Nissen BBI 2350; Great flower books pp. 83-84; Hunt 689; Henrey 472; Stafleu & Cowan 1290. |
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Boraginaceae - Heliotropium peruvianum + Heliotropium
parviflorum From: La flore et la pomone françaises, ou histoire et figures en couleur, des fleurs et des fruits de France ou naturalisés sur le sol français by Jean Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire. Paris, the author, 1833, volume 6, plate 517. Unsigned stipple-engraving in colour by Jean Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire finished by hand (uncut and unbound sheet 175 x 265). Slight foxing. Text enclosed in photocopy. € 55
Very rare work, which was published
in parts from 1828-1833 in 6 volumes by the French botanist and artist Jaume
Saint-Hilaire (1772-1845). It was planned to issue 800 plates but the regular
publication was terminated with plate 544. Among those who worked under van
Spaëndonck or Redouté, or who based their style on the pure water-colour
technique which Redouté learned from his master, may be mentioned Turpin,
Poiteau, Bessa, Mme Vincent (b. 1786), Jaume-Saint-Hilaire, Chazal and Prêtre.
Most of these artists were the equals of Redouté in technical skill, and given
his opportunities might have won the same renown. … Jaume-Saint-Hilaire was no
less distinguished as a botanist, and his introduction into France of
Polygonum tinctorum, which yields a valuable blue dye, was of considerable
importance (Blunt).* Pritzel 4404; Dunthorne 160; Blunt pp. 180, 182; Nissen BBI 988; Great flower books p. 61; Stafleu & Cowan 3311; Johnston 943. |
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Boraginaceae - Heliotropium
Héliotrope doré Albert Delaux From: Revue de l’horticulture belge et étrangère by Frédéric Burvenich, Oswald de Kerchove de Denterchem, Édouard Pynaert, Émile Rodigas, Émile Rodigas, August van Geert & H.J. van Hulle (editors). Gand [Gent], Bureau de la Revue, 1883, volume 9, plate 3. Chromolithograph (sheet 170 x 257 mm). Text enclosed. € 40
Belgian monthly,
published from 1875-1914 giving general
information about horticulture, new introductions and varieties, exhibitions
etc. Most colour-plates were drawn and lithographed by P. de Pannemaeker, one of
the leading artists of this time when Gent became the horticultural centre of
the continent.* B-P-H 781-22; not in Nissen BBI. |
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Boraginaceae -
Lithospermum rosmarinifolium - Lithospermum fruticosum Caryophyllaceae - Dianthus carthusianorum - Dianthus semperflorens From: La Belgique horticole, journal des jardins et des vergers founded by Charles François Antoine Morren and edited by Charles Jacques Édouard Morren. Liège [Luik], La Direction Générale, 1866, volume 16, plate 2. Chromolithograph finished by hand (sheet 163 x 250 mm). Text (partly in photocopy) enclosed. € 65
Important Belgian periodical. A total of 35 volumes
were produced from 1851-1885 by the Morrens, father and son. Charles François
Antoine was director of the Jardin botanique de l’Université de Liège and
professor of botany and his son, Charles Jacques Édouard, was also director of
the Jardin botanique de l’Université de Liège and specialist on Bromeliaceae.* Nissen BBI 2218; Stafleu & Cowan pp. 592-593. |
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Boraginaceae - Lycopsis arvensis From: Flora batava by Jan Kops and others. Amsterdam, J.C. Sepp, 1807, volume 2, plate 92. Hand-coloured engraving (sheet 225 x 278 mm). Text enclosed. € 200
The Flora batava, a monumental work forming a beautifully illustrated survey
of all indigenous plants in the Netherlands. It was started in 1800 by Jan Kops,
a Dutch agronomist and professor of botany at Utrecht. The first 10 volumes
constitute all that was prepared and issued under his supervision. When finished
at last in 1934, Willem Jan Lütjeharms was the editor for volume 28, in which he
concludes that this work has ended now and that publication took longer than any
comparable foreign flora: De Flora Batava heeft langer geleefd dan een der met
dit werk vergelijkbare buitenlandsche plaatwerken. The long publication period
reflects the change in the technique of its illustrations. Initially
copper-engravings were used, followed by lithographs, all coloured by hand, but
from volume 25 colour-printing was gradually introduced. Also several artists
were involved, but the plates are not signed, nor much information is given
about them. Most plates in the first 3 volumes were illustrated by Georg Jacob
Johann van Os. He was born in 1782 in The Hague and settled in Paris in 1826,
where he worked for the Sèvres porcelain factory and was a painter of flower and
fruit pieces, still lifes, etc. These early, finely engraved plates are
exquisitely coloured by hand. Each plate is accompanied by a text in Dutch and
French. The first publisher, J.C. Sepp en Zoon, was renowned for its scientific
colour-plate books. The work was issued in 8vo and 4to. This plate is in the
most desirable 4to format.* Pritzel 4822; Jackson p. 324; Nissen BBI 2247; Great flower books p. 63; Landwehr 60; Stafleu & Cowan 3874; Sam Segal: Flowers and nature pp. 250-251 (Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os); Johnston 663; A hundred highlights from the Koninklijke Bibliotheek 70. |
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Boraginaceae - Macrotomia echioides - Arnebia echioides From: Flore des serres et des jardins de l’Europe by Charles Lemaire and others. Gand [Gent], Louis van Houtte, 1849, volume 5, plate 459. Hand-coloured lithograph (sheet 163 x 239 mm). Text enclosed. € 55
The founder, publisher
and part-editor of this lavish Belgian periodical was Louis van Houtte,
the propietor of the largest nursery of its time on the continent. It
appeared monthly for almost 40 years and was published by his own printing
office in the middle of the gardens, the Horto van Houtteano. All
the plants shown were for sale in his nursery and include many exotics.
The work is notable for the craftmanship of the Belgian lithographers
Severeyns, Stroobant and De Pannemaker, who had mastered the art of
colour-printing from stone. * Nissen BBI 2254; Great flower books p. 84; Stafleu & Cowan 15.921. |
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Boraginaceae - Myosotis alpestris Stern von Zürich From: Die Gartenwelt. Illustriertes Wochenblatt für den gesamten Gartenbau by Max Hesdörffer (editor). Leipzig, Richard Carl Schmidt, 1915, volume 19. Chromolithographed plate by Johanna Beckmann (sheet 223 x 285 mm). Text enclosed in photocopy. € 70
The artist and poet Johanna Beckmann was well-known for her
silhouette paintings for the royal porcelain factory and her paper-cuttings. At
the turn of the century she started to work for the gardener and publisher Max
Hesdörffer. For his Gartenwelt she painted the fine colour-plates.* Nissen BBI 2295n. |
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Boraginaceae - Myosotis arvensis From: Flora batava by Jan Kops, Herman Christiaan van Hall and others. Amsterdam, J.C. Sepp, 1828, volume 5, plate 397. Hand-coloured engraving (unpressed sheet 243 x 300 mm). Text enclosed. € 115
The Flora batava, a monumental work
forming a beautifully illustrated survey of all indigenous plants in the
Netherlands. It was started in 1800 by Jan Kops, a Dutch agronomist and
professor of botany at Utrecht. The first 10 volumes constitute all that was
prepared and issued under his supervision (later assisted by Herman Christiaan
van Hall, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel and Johannes Everhardus van der
Trappen). When finished at last in 1934, Willem Jan Lütjeharms was the editor
for volume 28, in which he concludes that this work has ended now and that
publication took longer than any comparable foreign flora: De Flora Batava
heeft langer geleefd dan een der met dit werk vergelijkbare buitenlandsche
plaatwerken. The long publication period reflects the change in the technique
of its illustrations. Initially copper-engravings were used, followed by
lithographs, all coloured by hand, but from volume 25 colour-printing was
gradually introduced. Also several artists were involved, but the plates are not
signed, nor much information is given about them. The first publisher, J.C. Sepp
en Zoon, was renowned for its scientific colour-plate books. Each plate is
accompanied by a text in Dutch and French. The work was issued in 8vo and 4to.
This plate is in the most desirable large 4to format.* Pritzel 4822; Jackson p. 324; Nissen BBI 2247; Great flower books p. 63; Landwehr 60; Stafleu & Cowan 3874; Johnston 663; A hundred highlights from the Koninklijke Bibliotheek 70. |
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Boraginaceae - Myosotis caespitosa From: Flora batava by Jan Kops, Herman Christiaan van Hall and others. Amsterdam, J.C. Sepp, 1844, volume 8, plate 566. Hand-coloured engraving (sheet 235 x 293 mm with light fold). Text in photocopy. € 40
The Flora batava, a
monumental work forming a beautifully illustrated survey of all indigenous
plants in the Netherlands. It was started in 1800 by Jan Kops, a Dutch
agronomist and professor of botany at Utrecht. The first 10 volumes constitute
all that was prepared and issued under his supervision (later assisted by Herman
Christiaan van Hall, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel and Johannes Everhardus van
der Trappen). When finished at last in 1934, Willem Jan Lütjeharms was the
editor for volume 28, in which he concludes that this work has ended now and
that publication took longer than any comparable foreign flora: De Flora Batava
heeft langer geleefd dan een der met dit werk vergelijkbare buitenlandsche
plaatwerken. The long publication period reflects the change in the technique
of its illustrations. Initially copper-engravings were used, followed by
lithographs, all coloured by hand, but from volume 25 colour-printing was
gradually introduced. Also several artists were involved, but the plates are not
signed, nor much information is given about them. The first publisher, J.C. Sepp
en Zoon, was renowned for its scientific colour-plate books. Each plate is
accompanied by a text in Dutch and French. The work was issued in 8vo and 4to.
This plate is in the most desirable large 4to format.* Pritzel 4822; Jackson p. 324; Nissen BBI 2247; Great flower books p. 63; Landwehr 60; Stafleu & Cowan 3874; Johnston 663; A hundred highlights from the Koninklijke Bibliotheek 70. |
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Boraginaceae - Myosotidium nobile From: The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches by William Robinson (editor). London, 1886, July - December, volume 30, plate 575. Chromolithograph (sheet 217 x 283 mm). Text enclosed. € 120
All gardeners owe
an infinite debt of gratitude to William Robinson - founder of The Garden
(1871-1927) and Flora and Sylva (1903-05), and author of The English
Flower Garden (1883, etc.) and other works - who helped to break the tyranny
of formal bedding and, like Ruskin, drew attention to the beauties of the wild
garden. Among the artists whom he employed was Henry Moon, who struck a new and
personal, if not entirely healthy, note in botanical illustration. … (Blunt &
Stearn). From 1880 Henry George Moon’s plant portraits dominated the pages of
The Garden, a popular horticultural publication. Renowned for his lifelike
paintings of orchids, Moon appealed to Robinson because of his ability to sketch
flowers in a graceful, naturalistic style. The subtle colourings of his
paintings and simple arrangement of flowers were very unlike the more stylised
renderings that appeared in competitors’ publications. The beautiful
colour-plates were lithographed and printed by the Belgian firm G. Severeyns and
its successor J.L. Goffart, notable for their craftmanship.* Blunt & Stearn pp. 239-240; Nissen BBI 2264; B-P-H 391-10. |
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Boraginaceae - Myosotis scorpioides [?] - Myosotis elegantissima From: Revue de l’horticulture belge et étrangère by Frédéric Burvenich, Édouard Pynaert, Émile Rodigas, August van Geert & H.J. van Hulle (editors). Gand [Gent], Bureaux de la Revue, 1881, volume 7, plate 9. Chromolithograph (sheet 250 x 166 mm). Text enclosed. Ownership stamp in margin. € 70
Belgian monthly, published from 1875-1914 giving general information
about horticulture, new introductions and varieties, exhibitions etc. Most
colour-plates were drawn and lithographed by P. de Pannemaeker, one of the
leading artists of this time when Gent became the horticultural centre of the
continent. * B-P-H 781-22; not in Nissen BBI. |
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Boraginaceae - Myosotis scorpioides [?] - Myosotis elegantissima From: Revue de l’horticulture belge et étrangère by Frédéric Burvenich, Édouard Pynaert, Émile Rodigas, August van Geert & Hubert J. van Hulle (editors). Gand [Gent], Bureaux de la Revue, 1881, volume 7, plate 9. Chromolithograph (sheet 252 x 165 mm). Text enclosed. € 90
Belgian monthly,
published from 1875-1914 giving general information about horticulture, new
introductions and varieties, exhibitions etc. Most colour-plates were drawn and
lithographed by P. de Pannemaeker, one of the leading artists of this time when
Gent became the horticultural centre of the continent.* B-P-H 781-22; not in Nissen BBI. |
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Boraginaceae - Myosotis stricta From: Flora batava by Jan Kops, Herman Christiaan van Hall and others. Amsterdam, J.C. Sepp, 1832, volume 6, plate 448. Hand-coloured engraving (unpressed sheet 240 x 298 mm). Text enclosed. € 90
The Flora batava, a monumental work
forming a beautifully illustrated survey of all indigenous plants in the
Netherlands. It was started in 1800 by Jan Kops, a Dutch agronomist and
professor of botany at Utrecht. The first 10 volumes constitute all that was
prepared and issued under his supervision (later assisted by Herman Christiaan
van Hall, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel and Johannes Everhardus van der
Trappen). When finished at last in 1934, Willem Jan Lütjeharms was the editor
for volume 28, in which he concludes that this work has ended now and that
publication took longer than any comparable foreign flora: De Flora Batava
heeft langer geleefd dan een der met dit werk vergelijkbare buitenlandsche
plaatwerken. The long publication period reflects the change in the technique
of its illustrations. Initially copper-engravings were used, followed by
lithographs, all coloured by hand, but from volume 25 colour-printing was
gradually introduced. Also several artists were involved, but the plates are not
signed, nor much information is given about them. The first publisher, J.C. Sepp
en Zoon, was renowned for its scientific colour-plate books. Each plate is
accompanied by a text in Dutch and French. The work was issued in 8vo and 4to.
This plate is in the most desirable large 4to format.* Pritzel 4822; Jackson p. 324; Nissen BBI 2247; Great flower books p. 63; Landwehr 60; Stafleu & Cowan 3874; Johnston 663; A hundred highlights from the Koninklijke Bibliotheek 70. |
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Boraginaceae - Myosotis versicolor From: Flora batava by Jan Kops, Herman Christiaan van Hall and others. Amsterdam, J.C. Sepp, 1844, volume 8, plate 631. Hand-coloured engraving (uncut, unpressed sheet 250 x 305 mm). Text enclosed. € 90
The Flora batava, a monumental
work forming a beautifully illustrated survey of all indigenous plants in the
Netherlands. It was started in 1800 by Jan Kops, a Dutch agronomist and
professor of botany at Utrecht. The first 10 volumes constitute all that was
prepared and issued under his supervision (later assisted by Herman Christiaan
van Hall, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel and Johannes Everhardus van der
Trappen). When finished at last in 1934, Willem Jan Lütjeharms was the editor
for volume 28, in which he concludes that this work has ended now and that
publication took longer than any comparable foreign flora: De Flora Batava
heeft langer geleefd dan een der met dit werk vergelijkbare buitenlandsche
plaatwerken. The long publication period reflects the change in the technique
of its illustrations. Initially copper-engravings were used, followed by
lithographs, all coloured by hand, but from volume 25 colour-printing was
gradually introduced. Also several artists were involved, but the plates are not
signed, nor much information is given about them. The first publisher, J.C. Sepp
en Zoon, was renowned for its scientific colour-plate books. Each plate is
accompanied by a text in Dutch and French. The work was issued in 8vo and 4to.
This plate is in the most desirable large 4to format.* Pritzel 4822; Jackson p. 324; Nissen BBI 2247; Great flower books p. 63; Landwehr 60; Stafleu & Cowan 3874; Johnston 663; A hundred highlights from the Koninklijke Bibliotheek 70. |
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Boraginaceae - Nonnea nigricans
- Echioides nigricans From: La flore et la pomone françaises, ou histoire et figures en couleur, des fleurs et des fruits de France ou naturalisés sur le sol français by Jean Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire. Paris, the author, 1829, volume 2, plate 172. Unsigned stipple-engraving in colour by Jean Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire finished by hand (uncut and unbound sheet 175 x 265). Text enclosed. € 60
Very rare work, which was published in parts from 1828-1833 in 6 volumes by the
French botanist and artist Jaume Saint-Hilaire (1772-1845). It was planned to
issue 800 plates but the regular publication was terminated with plate 544.
Among those who worked under van Spaëndonck or Redouté, or who based their
style on the pure water-colour technique which Redouté learned from his master,
may be mentioned Turpin, Poiteau, Bessa, Mme Vincent (b. 1786),
Jaume-Saint-Hilaire, Chazal and Prêtre. Most of these artists were the equals of
Redouté in technical skill, and given his opportunities might have won the same
renown. … Jaume-Saint-Hilaire was no less distinguished as a botanist, and his
introduction into France of Polygonum tinctorum, which yields a valuable
blue dye, was of considerable importance (Blunt).* Pritzel 4404; Dunthorne 160; Blunt pp. 180, 182; Nissen BBI 988; Great flower books p. 61; Stafleu & Cowan 3311; Johnston 943. |
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Boraginaceae - Onosma rupestris
- Onosina rupestre From: The botanical cabinet, consisting of coloured delineations of plants from all countries by Conrad Loddiges. London, C. Loddiges & Sons, etc., 1832, volume 19, plate 1880. Hand-coloured engraving (sheet 145 x 207 mm). Text missing. € 50
The beautiful hand-coloured engravings of this periodical are by George
Cooke from drawings by George Loddiges, William Loddiges and others. They depict
plants growing in the Hackney nursery, founded by Conrad Loddiges and bearing
his name. The establishment became famous for its many rare plants. A total of
20 volumes were published from 1817-1833.* Pritzel 5559; Dunthorne 187; Nissen BBI 2228; Great flower books p. 85; Stafleu & Cowan 4914; SABLIT 765; Johnston 806. |
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Boraginaceae -
Patagonula americana - Patagonica foliis partim serratis, partim integris From: Hortus Elthamensis seu plantarum rariorum quas in horto suo Elthami in Cantio coluit vir ornatissimus et praestantissimus Jacobus Sherard ... by Johann Jacob Dillenius. London, the author, 1732. Engraving by the author (uncut, unpressed sheet 300 x 485 mm; impression 186 x 238 mm). Text enclosed. € 100
James Sherard
(1666-1738), botanist and apothecary, had gardens famous for rare plants
at Eltham, south of Greenwich. Dillenius made the gardens memorable
through excellent illustrations, drawn and engraved by himself. They were
sufficiently accurate to be of considerable service to Linnaeus (Hunt).
* Pritzel 2285; Dunthorne 94; Nissen BBI 492; Great flower books p. 55; Hunt 637; Henrey 643; Stafleu & Cowan 1471. |
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Boraginaceae - Symphytum caucasicum From: Curtis’s botanical magazine; or flower garden displayed. London, 1832, volume 59, plate 3188. Hand-coloured engraving by William Jackson Hooker (sheet 144 x 230 mm). Text enclosed. € 55
The first and most important botanical
magazine made up of 'figures' of plants and short descriptions. Provides a
storehouse of exotics, paralleling the indigenous plants … (Hunt). A
delightful work pictorially, never excelled as a periodical, most carefully
coloured and a source of lasting interest and information (Dunthorne). Started
by William Curtis in 1787 publication still continues.* Pritzel 2007; Dunthorne 88; Nissen BBI 2350; Great flower books pp. 83-84; Hunt 689; Henrey 472; Stafleu & Cowan 1290. |
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Boraginaceae - Symphytum officinale From: Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen mit kurz erläuterndem Texte. Atlas zur Pharmacopoea germanica, austriaca, belgica, danica, helvetica, hungarica, rossica, suecica, neerlandica, british pharmacopoeia, zum Codex medicamentarius, sowie zur Pharmacopoeia of the United States of America by Hermann Adolph Koehler. Gera-Utermhaus, Fr.Eugen Köhler, 1887, 1. edition, volume 1, plate 40. Chromolithographed plate (sheet 220 x 298 mm). Slightly foxed. Text enclosed. € 60
Köhler’s magnum opus was published in parts from
1883-1898. The first volume was finished in 1887, eight years after his death.
The set of three volumes with 283 colour-plates was a noteworthy achievement and
included European plants of medicinal interest. From the botanical standpoint
the finest and most useful series of illustrations of medicinal plants (Great
flower books). The beautiful colour-plates after illustrations by Walther
Müller and C.F. Schmidt, which were skillfully rendered in lithography by E.
Günther.* Nissen BBI 1085; Great flower books p. 62; Stafleu & Cowan 3806. |
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Boraginaceae - Symphytum officinale From: Medical botany by William Woodville. London, James Phillips, 1794 [-1795], 1. edition, supplement, plate 215. Hand-coloured engraving (sheet 174 x 227 mm). Text enclosed (partly in photocopy). € 75
William Woodville is noted for his
early advocacy of the theory of vaccination and for these excellent volumes on
Medical Botany (Hunt). This work contains systematic and general
descriptions of all the plants in the catalogues of the materia medica published
by the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London and Edinburgh, and is illustrated
with excellent plates drawn and engraved by James Sowerby (Henrey). * Pritzel 10.398; Dunthorne 334; Nissen BBI 2183; Great flower books p. 81; Hunt 716; Henrey 1522 & I p. 30. |
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Boraginaceae - Symphytum tauricum
- Symphytum bullatum From: The botanical cabinet, consisting of coloured delineations of plants from all countries by Conrad Loddiges. London, C. Loddiges & Sons, etc., 1832, volume 19, plate 1862. Hand-coloured engraving (sheet 145 x 207 mm). Text missing. € 55
The beautiful hand-coloured engravings of this periodical are by George
Cooke from drawings by George Loddiges, William Loddiges and others. They depict
plants growing in the Hackney nursery, founded by Conrad Loddiges and bearing
his name. The establishment became famous for its many rare plants. A total of
20 volumes were published from 1817-1833.* Pritzel 5559; Dunthorne 187; Nissen BBI 2228; Great flower books p. 85; Stafleu & Cowan 4914; SABLIT 765; Johnston 806. |
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Boraginaceae -
Symphytum tauricum From: Curtis’s botanical magazine; or flower garden displayed. London, 1816, volume 43, plate 1787. Hand-coloured engraving (sheet 143 x 237 mm). Text enclosed. € 40
The first and most important botanical
magazine made up of 'figures' of plants and short descriptions. Provides a
storehouse of exotics, paralleling the indigenous plants … (Hunt). A
delightful work pictorially, never excelled as a periodical, most carefully
coloured and a source of lasting interest and information (Dunthorne). Started
by William Curtis in 1787 publication still continues. * Pritzel 2007; Dunthorne 88; Nissen BBI 2350; Great flower books pp. 83-84; Hunt 689; Henrey 472; Stafleu & Cowan 1290. |
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