Rariorum aliquot stirpium per Hispanias observatarum historia

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On display at V&A South Kensington

Medieval & Renaissance, Room 63, The Edwin and Susan Davies Gallery

Artist/Maker	L'Ecluse, Charles De (author) Plantin, Christophe (publisher)
Place of origin	Antwerp (printed and published)

Printed book with 233 botanical illustrations.

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Categories	Books Botanical Art National Art Library
Object type	Book
Title	Rariorum aliquot stirpium per Hispanias observatarum historia (published title)
Materials and techniques	Paper Leather Pasteboards Ink Printing Woodcut
Brief description	Book, Rariorum aliquot stirpium per Hispanias observatarum historia, by Carolus Clusius, Antwerp: Christophe Plantin, 1576.
Physical description	Printed book with 233 botanical illustrations.
Dimensions	Binding height: 178mm (closed) (Note: Measured in Book Conservation measuring box) Width: 125mm (closed) (Note: Measured in Book Conservation measuring box) Depth: 30mm (closed) (Note: Measured in Book Conservation measuring box)
Gallery label	Medieval and Renaissance Galleries, V&A:<br> AMERICAN ALOE, IN ‘AN ACCOUNT OF RARE PLANTS OBSERVED IN SPAIN’<br> 1576<br> Carolus Clusius (1526–1609)<br> <br> The Flemish botanist Carolus Clusius assembled and shared seeds and bulbs of rare exotic plants with an international network of naturalist friends, without ever leaving Europe. This book contains over two hundred descriptions of new species he discovered while travelling in Spain and Portugal in 1564 to 1565. These include the maguey, or American aloe, native to Mexico.<br> <br> Southern Netherlands (Belgium), Antwerp<br> Ink on paper; woodcuts<br> Rariorum aliquot stirpium per Hispanias observatarum historia, 1576<br> Printed and published by Christopher Plantin<br> Museum no. 38041800161010
Object history	Accessioned on 31 August 1878.
Other number	86.D.116 - NAL Pressmark
Collection	National Art Library
Library number	38041800161010

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Record created	October 30, 2018
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1463622/rariorum-aliquot-stirpium-per-hispanias-book-lecluse-charles-de/

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