. Herbals, their origin and evolution, a chapter in the history of botany, 1470-1670. Botany; Botany; Herbals. VII] Gesner and Camerarius 193 by Camerarius, with the addition of figures of his own, to illustrate his 'Epitome Matthioli' of 1586 (Text-figs. 72 and 99) and also his later work. In 1751, C. |. Trew published a collection of Gesner's drawings, many of which had never been seen before ; but even then, it proved impossible to separate the work of the two botanists with any com- pleteness, since Gesner's drawings and blocks had passed. Text-fig. 100. "Rosa Hierichuntica" = ^«
. Herbals, their origin and evolution, a chapter in the history of botany, 1470-1670. Botany; Botany; Herbals. VII] Gesner and Camerarius 193 by Camerarius, with the addition of figures of his own, to illustrate his 'Epitome Matthioli' of 1586 (Text-figs. 72 and 99) and also his later work. In 1751, C. |. Trew published a collection of Gesner's drawings, many of which had never been seen before ; but even then, it proved impossible to separate the work of the two botanists with any com- pleteness, since Gesner's drawings and blocks had passed. Text-fig. 100. "Rosa Hierichuntica" = ^«iZJ-/a/zi;a hierochuntica L., Rose of Jericho [Camerarius, Hortus medicus, 1588]. through the hands of Camerarius, who had incorporated his own with them. A few wood-cuts however, which appeared as an appendix to Simler's Life of Gesner, are undoubtedly Gesner's own work. One of these is reproduced in Text- fig. 48. A. 13. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Arber, Agnes Robertson, 1879-1960. Cambridge, University press
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