Flower reproductive organs
Date
1674
Creator
Marcello Malpighi (1628 - 1694, Italian) , Physician
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p129r
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 319mm
width (page): 227mm
width (page): 227mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Sectional studies of the pistil and stamen of various plant species’ flowers viewed under magnification, including:
Figure 183 [upper left]: Bear’s breeches, Acanthus mollis, referred to by Malpighi as Brance ursinae.
Figure 184 [left]: An unidentified species from the Arum genus, referred to as Aro.
Figure 185 [upper centre]: Indian wheat, Triticum, referred to as Tritico Indico.
Figure 186 [upper right]: Tulip, Tulipa, referred to as the same.
Figure 187 [lower right]: Oleander, Nerium oleander, referred to as Oleandro.
Figure 188 [lower centre]: Yellow lily, Lilioasphodelus, referred to as Lilio croceo.
Figure 189 [lower centre]: Pumpkin, Cucurbita, referred to as the same.
Figure 190 [lower centre]: Sorrel, Rumex acetosa, and Burnet, Sanguisorba, referred to as Acetosa, and Pimpinella.
Each drawn on an individual slip of paper and arranged on the page for printing. Inscribed: ‘Tab. XXXI’ in top right-hand corner.
Page 129 from MS/103/1, later published as Tab. XXXI in Marcello Malpighi's Anatome plantarum (1675).
Marcello Malpighi (1628-1694), Italian biologist and physician, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1669.
Figure 183 [upper left]: Bear’s breeches, Acanthus mollis, referred to by Malpighi as Brance ursinae.
Figure 184 [left]: An unidentified species from the Arum genus, referred to as Aro.
Figure 185 [upper centre]: Indian wheat, Triticum, referred to as Tritico Indico.
Figure 186 [upper right]: Tulip, Tulipa, referred to as the same.
Figure 187 [lower right]: Oleander, Nerium oleander, referred to as Oleandro.
Figure 188 [lower centre]: Yellow lily, Lilioasphodelus, referred to as Lilio croceo.
Figure 189 [lower centre]: Pumpkin, Cucurbita, referred to as the same.
Figure 190 [lower centre]: Sorrel, Rumex acetosa, and Burnet, Sanguisorba, referred to as Acetosa, and Pimpinella.
Each drawn on an individual slip of paper and arranged on the page for printing. Inscribed: ‘Tab. XXXI’ in top right-hand corner.
Page 129 from MS/103/1, later published as Tab. XXXI in Marcello Malpighi's Anatome plantarum (1675).
Marcello Malpighi (1628-1694), Italian biologist and physician, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1669.
Object history
Marcello Malpighi’s research on the anatomy of plants was encouraged and supported by the Royal Society, as evidenced by correspondence between him and the then-Secretary, Henry Oldenburg FRS (1619-1677) in the 1660s and 1670s [MS/103/1].
An abstracted version of his work in this area was first read at a Society meeting on 7 December 1671 [JBO/4, pp.216-217]. The full manuscript of Anatome Plantarum, together with the frontispiece artwork and these plates, was received and read on 28 January 1674/75 [MS/103/1-2].
It was ordered for printing by the Society’s printer John Martin in June 1675 [CMO/1/221]. The published work consists of the text of Anatome Plantarum and De ovo incubato as an appendix, and 61 plates illustrating each [54 and 7 respectively].
An abstracted version of his work in this area was first read at a Society meeting on 7 December 1671 [JBO/4, pp.216-217]. The full manuscript of Anatome Plantarum, together with the frontispiece artwork and these plates, was received and read on 28 January 1674/75 [MS/103/1-2].
It was ordered for printing by the Society’s printer John Martin in June 1675 [CMO/1/221]. The published work consists of the text of Anatome Plantarum and De ovo incubato as an appendix, and 61 plates illustrating each [54 and 7 respectively].
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Marcello Malpighi (1628 - 1694, Italian) , Physician
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