Hortus Floridus. The four books of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter engraved by Crispin Van de Pass.
by Van de Pass, C
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Botany Monographs . 1st. Ed. thus Pub. Minerva. 1974. pp.[234] with b/w. illus. Landscape 4to. TEG. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. Hortus Floridus was first published in English in 1615, an elegant and important anthology of the flowers to be found in a cultivated Dutch 17th century garden. The 100 copper engraved plates are divided among the four seasons, and every flower has a full description. translated from the original Latin by Spencer Savage. An extensive introduction, by Eleanor Sinclair Rohde, sets in perspective the finely conceived engravings by Van de Pass.
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- Hortus Floridus. The four books of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter engraved by Crispin Van de Pass.
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- Van de Pass, C
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- 1st. Ed. thus Pub. Minerva. 1974
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- Hardcover
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- Botany Monographs
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Around 10,000 books for sale through our bookroom on Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye. We're happy to view and buy books in our specialisms.Located in Hay-on-Wye, the ‘Town of Books’, our focus is on natural history, including the Collins' New Naturalist series, zoology, entomology, ornithology, gardening, botany, bees & beekeeping.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the senior trade body for dealers in antiquarian and rare books.Opening hours: - Mon. to Fri. 9.30am to 5.00pm - Sat 9.30am to noon