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AD 168 BONNET, [Charles], Genthod, 4 Fevrier 1780., 4 February 1780

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Content Description

From the Collection:

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: 4 February 1780

Extent

From the Collection: 391 Volumes

Language of Materials

French

General

A reply to an Adanson letter not represented here. Advises him (1) to make more use of his shoes than of his pen (noting that he preaches to an “indocile” who refuses to listen); (2) to publish only that which he has totally mastered; and (3) to sleep enough. Reports that the first six volumes of his Oeuvres will soon be received by Adanson; is working on the next. Mentions Clason, Scottish philosopher, whom Adanson met during his visit in Genève.

Repository Details

Part of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives Repository

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