MM. P. Bernard

Superb illustrated edition with a very large number of engravings hors texte, including 12 color plates, of this descriptive and scientific work devoted to one of the most famous establishments devoted to the study of nature in France - Although the date of 1742 indicated in some notices, the work corresponds to the great illustrated publications of the 19th century dedicated to the Jardin des Plantes of Paris and its role in the development of the natural sciences - It offers the reader a complete visit, both historical, scientific and picturesque, of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, by presenting its origins, its collections, its buildings, its savants and the natural riches it preserves - The authors begin by tracing the history of the Jardin des plantes since its foundation under the reign of Louis XIII, when it was created as the Royal Garden of medicinal plants at the initiative of physicians and botanists eager to study plants useful to medicine - MM. P. Bernard, L. Couailhac, Gervais, and Emm. Lamaout - Le Jardin des plantes. Description complète, historique et pittoresque du muséum d'histoire naturelle, de la ménagerie, des serres des galeries de minéralogie et d'anatomie, et de la vallée suisse - 1742 - L. Curmer - 472 pp Good binding condition, the work in its original half-leather, marbled boards, wear from use, some minor defects on the cover, corners worn, speckled edges, smooth spine finely ornamented, gilt titling - Good interior condition, numerous foxings (not affecting the color plates), a beautiful vignette on the title page, the work enriched with very numerous engravings hors texte including 12 color plates, marbled endpapers in good condition, a pleasing copy - Delivery service available within a few days -

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