Catalogi stirpium agri Bononiensis prodromus

by Giuseppe Monti

$675 · Offered by Martayan Lan

First edition

First edition of this illustrated botanical work on the grasses and herbs cultivated in the vicinity of Bologna. The work follows the best tradition of 18th-century botany in which theoretical insights were gained not so much from the discovery of new species, but rather from the thoughtful ordering and comparison..... More

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