LA BROSSE, Guy de.

L'Ovverture du Jardin Royal de Paris, pour la Demonstration des Plantes Medecinales.

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38 pp., 1 blank leaf. 12mo, cont. marbled wrappers, stitched. Paris: J. Dugast, 1640. First editionand of the greatest rarity; the only other copy we can only locate is at the Natural History Museum Library of Paris. This is the inaugural lecture delivered at the official opening in 1640 of the Jardin du Roi (or Jardin Royal des Plantes) of Paris, one of the most important of all scientific gardens. The lecture was given by the founder and first director of the garden, La Brosse, and it is addressed to the first students. La Brosse retraces the history of the creation of the garden and mentions the benefactors who had aided in the realization of this massive project. The Jardin du Roi is compared to other great medical gardens including those at Padua, Pisa, Leyden, and Montpellier. La Brosse goes on to describe the reasons for studying botany and the methods the students should employ along with the regulations of the garden. Minor foxing but in fine condition, preserved in a most attractive box. This book belonged to the Jussieu family of botanists, who were intimately involved in the Jardin du Roi for three generations over a nearly 150 year period. Not in N.U.C. Brunet, III, 719. Jussieu sale catalogue (1857), no. 531. Pritzel 1188­(citing this copy).

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