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New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus : comprehending an elucidation of the several parts of the fructification; a prize dissertation on the sexes of plants; a full explanation of the classes, and orders, of the sexual system; and The temple of flora, or Garden of nature, being picturesque, botanical, coloured plates, of select plants, illustrative of the same, with descriptions. ...
- Title
- New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus : comprehending an elucidation of the several parts of the fructification; a prize dissertation on the sexes of plants; a full explanation of the classes, and orders, of the sexual system; and The temple of flora, or Garden of nature, being picturesque, botanical, coloured plates, of select plants, illustrative of the same, with descriptions. ... / By Robert John Thornton ...
- Author
- Thornton, Robert John, 1768?-1837.
- Publication
- London : Printed, for the publisher, by T. Bensley ..., 1807. [i.e. 1799-1810]
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- Description
- 2 v. : ill. (some col.), ports.; 59 cm. (fol.)
- Alternative Title
- Temple of flora.
- Subjects
- Note
- Issued in 3 pts.; general t.p. at beginning of pt. 1.
- Most leaves of plates dated, with some leaves dated 1810.
- Vol. 1: [76] p., [126] leaves of plates; v. 2: [160] p. [39] leaves of plates.
- Engraved half-title at the beginning of v. 1: A British trophy on honour of Linnæus. Engraved special title-pages include one for v. 3 dated: January the 1st. MDCCXCIC. [1799]; special t.p. for 2nd part of v. 1: The prize dissertation on the sexes of plants / by Carolus von Linnæus ... 1759.
- The color plates, basically printed in color and then finished by hand, include aquatints, mezzotints, stipple engravings, etc. by many artists.
- Indexed In (note)
- Nissen, C. Botanische Buchillustration
- Dunthorne, G. Flower and fruit plants
- Call Number
- MED+++ T514 (Thornton, R. J. New illustration of the sexual system)
- LCCN
- 65058968
- OCLC
- 17615060
- Author
- Thornton, Robert John, 1768?-1837.
- Title
- New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus : comprehending an elucidation of the several parts of the fructification; a prize dissertation on the sexes of plants; a full explanation of the classes, and orders, of the sexual system; and The temple of flora, or Garden of nature, being picturesque, botanical, coloured plates, of select plants, illustrative of the same, with descriptions. ... / By Robert John Thornton ...
- Imprint
- London : Printed, for the publisher, by T. Bensley ..., 1807. [i.e. 1799-1810]
- Indexed In:
- Nissen, C. Botanische Buchillustration, 1955.Dunthorne, G. Flower and fruit plants, 301.
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- Added Author
- Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778. Disquisitio de quaestione ... : sexum plantarum. English. 1799.Thornton, Robert John, 1768?-1837. Temple of flora. 1799.
- Added Title
- Temple of flora.
- Research Call Number
- MED+++ T514 (Thornton, R. J. New illustration of the sexual system)