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110 2  New York Botanical Garden,|eissuing body. 
245 10 Flora illustrata :|bgreat works from the LuEsther T. Mertz
       Library of the New York Botanical Garden /|cedited by 
       Susan M. Fraser and Vanessa Bezemer Sellers ; foreword by 
       Gregory Long. 
264  1 Bronx, New York :|bThe New York Botanical Garden ;|aNew 
       Haven ;|aLondon :|bYale University Press,|c[2014] 
264  4 |c©2014 
300    xxiii, 296 pages :|billustrations (some color), maps (some
       color) ;|c30 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
336    still image|bsti|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-288) and 
       index. 
505 0  Noble science : building the library collection / Susan M.
       Fraser -- European medieval and Renaissance herbals / 
       Lucia Tongiorgi Tomasi -- "Plants in their perfection" : 
       the botanical garden and the illustrated book / Therese 
       O'Malley -- Pleasure gardens in print : recreation and 
       education in the landscape, 1550-1850 / Vanessa Bezemer 
       Sellers -- Linnaeus and the foundation of modern botany / 
       Gina Douglas -- New World explorations : Brazil / H. 
       Walter Lack -- Creating a North American flora / Elizabeth
       S. Eustis with David Andrews -- Early American 
       horticultural traditions : gardening with plants from the 
       New World / Mark Laird -- Toward an American landscape 
       theory / Judith K. Major -- The horticultural enterprise :
       markets, mail, and media in nineteenth-century America / 
       Elizabeth S. Eustis -- "An American Kew" / Elizabeth 
       Barlow Rogers. 
520    The renowned LuEsther T. Mertz Library of The New York 
       Botanical Garden counts among its holdings many of the 
       most beautiful and pioneering botanical and horticultural 
       works ever created. More than eight centuries of knowledge,
       from the twelfth century to the present, are represented 
       in the library's collection of over one million items. In 
       this sumptuously illustrated volume, international experts
       introduce us to some of the library's most fascinating 
       works--exceedingly rare books, stunning botanical artworks,
       handwritten manuscripts, Renaissance herbals, nursery 
       catalogs, explorers' notebooks, and more. The contributors
       hold these treasures up for close inspection and offer 
       surprising insights into their histories and importance. 
610 20 LuEsther T. Mertz Library|vCatalogs. 
610 20 LuEsther T. Mertz Library|xHistory. 
650  0 Botanical libraries|zNew York (State)|zNew York. 
650  0 Book collecting|zNew York (State)|zNew York. 
650  0 Botany|vBibliography|vCatalogs. 
650  0 Horticulture|vBibliography|vCatalogs. 
650  0 Botanical illustration|vBibliography|vCatalogs. 
650  0 Illustrated books|vBibliography|vCatalogs. 
650  0 Rare books|vBibliography|vCatalogs. 
700 1  Fraser, Susan M.,|eeditor. 
700 1  Sellers, Vanessa Bezemer,|eeditor. 
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