Rumphius Orchids Translated Edited Annotated (4 results)
Published by (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003), 2003
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Seller: Warren F. Broderick - Books, Troy, NY, U.S.A.Warren F. Broderick - Books
Contact seller5-star seller172 pp., index, bibliography, detailed notes, glossary, ill. with a few plates from the Ambonese Herbal and other period illustrations. Rumphius (1627-1702) was an important 17th century botanist who was the first person to describe and illustrate tropical orchids. This work reproduces the text on orchids from his monumental Dut…ch-language herbal with extensive commentary by Professor Beckman. very good copy in d.j.
Rumphius' Orchids. Orchid Texts from The Ambonese Herbal by Georgius Everhardus Rumphius. Translated, edited, annotated, and with an introduction by E. M. Beekman
Rumphius, Georgius E.; E. M. Beekman (transl.; ed., annot., introd.)
Language: English
Published by Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 2003., 2003
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Seller: Antiquariat Stefan Wulf, Berlin, GermanyAntiquariat Stefan Wulf
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Kl.-Oktav. Farbig gepr. Org.-Ganzleinen mit illustr. Org.-SU. li (+i), 172 S., mit Wiedergabe von 15 Tafeln des Druckwerkes sowie weiteren Textillustrationen. Sehr wohlerhaltenes Exemplar. Erste Augabe. - ISBN 0300098146. - ENGLISH: Small octavo, publisher's full cloth with publisher's illustrated dustjacket, li (+i), 172 pp., w…ith reproductions of 15 plates from the original printed work and some further text illustrations. A very well preserved copy. Erste Augabe. - ISBN 0300098146. - ENGLISH: Small octavo, publisher's full cloth with publisher's illustrated dustjacket, li (+i), 172 pp., with reproductions of 15 plates from the original printed work and some further text illustrations. A very well preserved copy. 500 g.
Published by Newe Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2003
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Seller: Aquila Antiquariaat, Lochem, GLD, NetherlandsAquila Antiquariaat
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Add to basket8vo, 20.8cm. Pp.lii,172, several illustrations in text, bibliography, index. Hardbound, orig. cloth with pictorial dust-jacket. Fine, like new. [gkt/18170].
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Add to basketNew Haven & London, Yale University Press, [2003]. LI,172 pp. Ills. Orig. hardcover (clothbound), d/j.A 17th century Dutch naturalist, Rumphius was the first person to describe tropical orchids in a Western language. The original seven volume work, the 'Ambonese Herbal', describes 36 species found on the island of Ambon, plus an…other 12 uncertified species. Rumphius (1627-1702), founder of Indonesian botanical exploration, was the first to describe orchids in a Western language.
