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121 Botanica

Pitton de Tournefort , Joseph

Elemens de botanique ou méthode pour connoître les plantes, 1694

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Paris, Imprimerie royale, & nbsp; 1694. In 8th. 3 tomes. I volume: allegorical figured frontispiece, frontispiece with coat of arms, head of the arms of the dedicatee of the work, & nbsp; small gap in the white margin of pp. 15, 27, 48, 214, 368, spot on pp. 204, 551 and on paper Nn6; II volume: allegorical figured antiporta, followed by 235 plates numbered 1 - 235, some of which are badly positioned, tear to plate. 186, slight browning on several issues; III volume: & nbsp; allegorical figured antiporta, numbered plates 236 - & nbsp; 451 but nos. 280, 281, 282 and 283, tear at the upper edge of a table, coeval ligatures in hazelnut calfskin, back with 5 nerves, title and stylized floral friezes embossed in gold, red spray cuts, slight defects.

Specialist Notes

Original edition by botanist Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708), on his & nbsp; the innovative system of classification of plants based on the characters of the corolla. The work is enriched by a very rich iconographic apparatus that counts 447 tables (out of 451, our copy is missing 4), based on the drawings of Claude Aubriet, & nbsp; who would become the main artist of the Garden of the King of France. & Nbsp; & nbsp ;