AD 232 SCHREBER, [Johann Christian Daniel] (1739–1810), Leipzig, 20 Janv. 1768. 1 p., 20 January 1768
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: 20 January 1768
Extent
From the Collection: 391 Volumes
Language of Materials
French
General
Reports that M. de Schoulembourg has talked about Adanson in such a way that Schreber does not hesitate to take the liberty to write Adanson of it. Is working on a paper on grasses, for which the plates are being engraved by a “trés habile graveur” Crusius; asks Adanson for seed or specimens of Zizania aquatica. Draft of reply dated “13 Mars 1768.”
Repository Details
Part of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives Repository