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AD 254 ADANSON, Michel Essai des teintures, 1751–1752

 Item

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: 1751–1752

Extent

From the Collection: 391 Volumes

Language of Materials

French

Physical Description

45 pp. Mostly 12 x 19 cm

General

A collection of Adanson’s data sheets and studies of his experiments on vegetable dyes, especially indigo, and including a description of the method for preparing indigo in Senegal, with his calculations for probable production costs and anticipated profits [cf. AD 181,182].

Repository Details

Part of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives Repository

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