The Doris and Marc Patten Collection of Herbals and Early Gardening Books


Bauhin, Caspar

(1560-1624)

Prodromos Theatri botanici: in quo plantae supra sexcentae ab ipso primum descriptae cum plurimis figuris proponuntur.

Editio altera emendatior. Basileae: Impensis Joannis Regis, 1671. First word of the title is romanized from Greek. References: Hunt 319. Includes index. This work complements the Pinax with illustrations and detailed descriptions of more than 600 plants. Bauhin's descriptions are the first to include the detail followed by modern botanists in their plant descriptions.

PAT-10 Subjects: Botany--Pre-Linnaen works.

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