AD 161 BEGUILLET, [Edme] [Avocat et Notaire de Dijon], Dijon, 10–13 Avril 1769. 11 pp., 10–13 April 1769
Content Description
The Michel Adanson Library at Hunt Institute includes the botanical portion of Adanson's personal library, along with correspondence, manuscripts, and a large number of plant illustrations clipped from published sources. The collection contains 127 book titles, 117 letters, 146 manuscripts and thousands of plant images clipped from published works, many of them annotated by him. (copied from https://www.huntbotanical.org/library/show.php?1)
Dates
- Creation: 10–13 April 1769
Extent
From the Collection: 391 Volumes
Language of Materials
French
General
Discusses Familles des plantes and emphasizes the importance of Adanson’s Species plantarum [AD 268]; asks when this will appear. Requests a list of the “phrases” of grape varieties. Mentions the proposed new edition of Panckoucke’s Encyclopédie. Defends Linnaeus, without being “Linnaeiste.” Adanson’s draft of reply, dated Paris, 28 avril 1769, includes a harsh criticism of Linnaeus
Repository Details
Part of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives Repository