Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
The magnificent Flora Graeca : how the Mediterranean came to the English garden
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
University of Oxford, Bodleian Library
Place
Date
Circa 2007
Physical Description
189 p. : col. ill., col. maps, facsims. ; 26 x 26 cm.
ISBN/ISSN
9781851243068
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
1. Never in beauty surpassed: a flower among Florae
2. Gentleman and student: John Sibthorp
3. Order out of chaos: SibthorpÆs botanical framework
4. A future source of fame: planning the Flora
5. Soon to tread classick ground: Sibthorp sets out
6. ThroÆ perils and dangers: Sibthorp in the Ottoman Empire
7. Surpass all that I have seen: BauerÆs illustrations for the Flora
8. A prudent man with a beautiful mistress: Sibthorp and Bauer
9. Never suffered so much in my life: SibthorpÆs second journey
10. Dreamed not of dying: making the Flora
11. The fame of our deceased friend: the legacy of the Flora Graeca.
Collection Type
Reading Room
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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