Published by (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003), 2003
Seller: Warren F. Broderick - Books, Troy, NY, U.S.A.
172 pp., index, bibliography, detailed notes, glossary, ill. with a few plates from the Ambonese Herbal and other period illustrations. Rumphius (1627-1702) was an important 17th century botanist who was the first person to describe and illustrate tropical orchids. This work reproduces the text on orchids from his monumental Dutch-language herbal with extensive commentary by Professor Beckman. very good copy in d.j.