An Oak Spring Herbaria: Herbs and Herbals from the Fourteenth to the Nineteenth Centuries: A Selection of the Rare Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art in the Collection of Rachel Lambert Mellon (Oak Spring Garden Library (YUP)) (Oak Spring Garden Foundation)

by Lucia Tongiorgi Tomasi, Tony Willis, Mark Argetsinger, and Lisa Chien

Mark Argetsinger (Editor) and Lisa Chien (Translator)

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 fascinating to botanists, bibliophiles, garden historians, and herbalists alike.

• ISBN10: 0965450813
• ISBN13: 9780965450812
• Publish Date: 12 March 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Oak Spring Garden Library
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 456
• Language: English