AD 271 ADANSON, Michel Cataloge de mes livres, [ca.1767–1768.]
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: [ca.1767–1768.]
Extent
From the Collection: 391 Volumes
Language of Materials
French
Physical Description
4 pp. 22.5 x 35 cm
General
A manuscript catalogue of the library of Adanson, classified by subjects, with additional entries to 168. Numbers were added to these items, referred to as “collationé” numbers, which he wrote on the title pages of his books.
Repository Details
Part of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives Repository