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 /: 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. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Herbaria
• Further Information: Note: Lucia Tongiorgi Tomasi & Tony Willis ; edited with a description of the American herbals by Mark Argetsinger ; translated from the Italian by Lisa Chien.
• Authors: Tongiorgi Tomasi, Lucia; Willis, Tony; Argetsinger, Mark
• Other Names: Chien, Lisa C translator.; Oak Spring Garden Library.
• Contents: I. Late medieval herbals -- II. The great age of Renaissance botany -- III. Herbals and plants from distant lands -- IV. Herbals by herbalists, pharmacists, and physicians -- V. Herbals of the botanical gardens and private gardens of Europe -- VI. Curious and strange herbals -- VII. Dried specimans and nature printing -- VIII. American herbals.
• Publisher Details: Upperville, Virginia : Oak Spring Garden Library
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 580.9; Botanical illustration; Botanical illustration -- Bibliography -- Catalogs; Herbs -- Illustrations -- Bibliography; Herbals -- Illustrations -- Bibliography; Rare books -- Virginia -- Upperville -- Bibliography -- Catalogs; Illustration botanique; Illustration botanique -- Bibliographie -- Catalogues; Herbes -- Illustrations -- Bibliographie; Herbiers (Ouvrages) -- Illustrations -- Bibliographie; Livres rares -- Virginie -- Upperville -- Bibliographie -- Catalogues; NATURE -- Plants -- General; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Botany; Art -- Private collections; Botanical illustration; Herbals; Herbs; Libraries; Rare books; Virginia -- Upperville; Bibliographies; Catalogs; Art collections -- Catalogs; Library -- Catalogs; Catalogs
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780300241464; 0300241461; 0965450813; 9780965450812
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.