Flora: Federico Cesi's Botanical Manuscripts

by B. Elliott, D. Pegler, L. Guerrini, et al.

This three-volume catalogue presents five manuscripts containing some 780 mainly botanical drawings, now in the library of the Institut de France. They were produced for Federico Cesi in the 1620s to further the research of the scientific society he had founded in Rome, the Accademia dei Lincei, of which Cassiano dal Pozzo was a member. The manuscripts were acquired by Cassiano in 1633 following Cesi's death, together with three companion manuscripts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1905375786
• ISBN13: 9781905375783
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Harvey Miller
• Length: 1328 Pages
• Weight: 15.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 4.4" x 8.7" x 11.3"