In the Herbarium. The Hidden History of Collecting and Preserving Plants. NEW.

Maura Flannery.

The history of herbaria from the very earliest collections of plants. The author carefully documents the growth of herbaria during the age of European exploration, their scientific importance, and the development of plant classification systems. Herbaria also have historical, aesthetic, cultural and ethnobotanical value and these aspects are thoroughly explored. An extremely interesting book.

Yale University Press, London, 2023.

ISBN 9780300247916

Hardback with dust jacket. 325 pages.

NEW. Fine condition.