Beech wood, lily and pear
Date
1682
Creator
Creator - Organisation
W Rawlin, Publisher
After
Nehemiah Grew (1641 - 1712, British) , Botanist
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (plate): 206mm
width (plate): 168mm
height (page): 345mm
width (page): 223mm
width (plate): 168mm
height (page): 345mm
width (page): 223mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Botanical study of the stalks, flowers and seeds of various plants.
Inscribed ‘Tab IV. fig.1 Piece of Beech Wood. f.2. Stalkes of ye Leafes of Asarum. f.3. Stalkes of Leafes of Cichory. f.4. Stalkes of ye Leafes of Cabbage. f.5. Stalkes of ye Leafes of Coltsfoot. f.6. Stalkes of ye Leafes of Endiue. f.7. Stalkes of ye Leafes of Ivy. f.8. Stalkes of ye Leafes of Dock. f.9. Stalkes of ye Leafes of Mint. f.10. Stalkes of ye Leafes of Borage. f.11. Stalkes of ye Leafes of Mullein. f.12. Lily. f.13. Peruvian Starwort. f.14. Peare. f.15. Aprecock. f.16. ye Secundine. f.17. Coats of lupine. f.18. Lupine.
Plate 4 from The anatomy of plants by Nehemiah Grew printed by W Rawlins (London, 1682).
Nehemiah Grew (1641-1712) was a British botanist, he was elected a Fellow of Royal Society in 1671. He acted as Curator of Plants at the Royal Society 1672-1673. His work on plants made extensive use of the microscope to understand and illustrate plant structure, from root to flower.
Inscribed ‘Tab IV. fig.1 Piece of Beech Wood. f.2. Stalkes of ye Leafes of Asarum. f.3. Stalkes of Leafes of Cichory. f.4. Stalkes of ye Leafes of Cabbage. f.5. Stalkes of ye Leafes of Coltsfoot. f.6. Stalkes of ye Leafes of Endiue. f.7. Stalkes of ye Leafes of Ivy. f.8. Stalkes of ye Leafes of Dock. f.9. Stalkes of ye Leafes of Mint. f.10. Stalkes of ye Leafes of Borage. f.11. Stalkes of ye Leafes of Mullein. f.12. Lily. f.13. Peruvian Starwort. f.14. Peare. f.15. Aprecock. f.16. ye Secundine. f.17. Coats of lupine. f.18. Lupine.
Plate 4 from The anatomy of plants by Nehemiah Grew printed by W Rawlins (London, 1682).
Nehemiah Grew (1641-1712) was a British botanist, he was elected a Fellow of Royal Society in 1671. He acted as Curator of Plants at the Royal Society 1672-1673. His work on plants made extensive use of the microscope to understand and illustrate plant structure, from root to flower.
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