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The Resource 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
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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The item 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 represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sno-Isle Libraries.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
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The item 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 represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sno-Isle Libraries.
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- 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 over one million 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxiii, 296 pages
- Contents
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- Noble science : building the library collection / Susan M. Fraser
- 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
- 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
- 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
- "An American Kew" / Elizabeth Barlow Rogers
- Isbn
- 9780300196627
- Label
- Flora illustrata : great works from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden
- Title
- Flora illustrata
- Title remainder
- great works from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Susan M. Fraser and Vanessa Bezemer Sellers ; foreword by Gregory Long
- Subject
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- Book collecting
- Book collecting -- New York (State) | New York
- Botanical illustration
- Botanical illustration -- Bibliography | Catalogs
- Botanical libraries
- Botanical libraries -- New York (State) | New York
- Botany
- Botany -- Bibliography | Catalogs
- Catalogs
- History
- Horticulture
- Horticulture -- Bibliography | Catalogs
- Illustrated books
- Illustrated books -- Bibliography | Catalogs
- LuEsther T. Mertz Library
- LuEsther T. Mertz Library -- Catalogs
- LuEsther T. Mertz Library -- History
- New York (State) -- New York
- Rare books
- Rare books -- Bibliography | Catalogs
- Bibliography -- Catalogs
- Language
- eng
- 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 over one million 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
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- Dewey number
- 016.58
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QK98.3
- LC item number
- .N48x 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- bibliography
- catalogs
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- New York Botanical Garden
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- Fraser, Susan M.
- Sellers, Vanessa Bezemer
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- LuEsther T. Mertz Library
- LuEsther T. Mertz Library
- LuEsther T. Mertz Library
- Botanical libraries
- Book collecting
- Botany
- Horticulture
- Botanical illustration
- Illustrated books
- Rare books
- Book collecting
- Botanical illustration
- Botanical libraries
- Botany
- Horticulture
- Illustrated books
- Rare books
- New York (State)
- Label
- 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
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-288) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Noble science : building the library collection / Susan M. Fraser -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- "An American Kew" / Elizabeth Barlow Rogers
- Dimensions
- 30 cm
- Extent
- xxiii, 296 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300196627
- Lccn
- 2014931108
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)875644465
- 824215
- (OCoLC)ocn875644465
- Label
- 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
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-288) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Noble science : building the library collection / Susan M. Fraser -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- "An American Kew" / Elizabeth Barlow Rogers
- Dimensions
- 30 cm
- Extent
- xxiii, 296 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300196627
- Lccn
- 2014931108
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)875644465
- 824215
- (OCoLC)ocn875644465
Subject
- Book collecting
- Book collecting -- New York (State) | New York
- Botanical illustration
- Botanical illustration -- Bibliography | Catalogs
- Botanical libraries
- Botanical libraries -- New York (State) | New York
- Botany
- Botany -- Bibliography | Catalogs
- Catalogs
- History
- Horticulture
- Horticulture -- Bibliography | Catalogs
- Illustrated books
- Illustrated books -- Bibliography | Catalogs
- LuEsther T. Mertz Library
- LuEsther T. Mertz Library -- Catalogs
- LuEsther T. Mertz Library -- History
- New York (State) -- New York
- Rare books
- Rare books -- Bibliography | Catalogs
- Bibliography -- Catalogs
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