1. Add MS 78334
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 78334
- Title:
- EVELYN PAPERS. Vol. CLXVII. `Hortus Hyemalis sive Collectio Plantarum Horti Gymnasij Patavini, quibus auctior erat 1645 …’; 1645, with later notes and specimens.
- Scope & Content:
- John Evelyn's hortus siccus, which he called his 'hortus hyemalis'. The autograph title-page also bears Evelyn’s motto, `Meliora Retinete’, an emblem of a bleeding heart transfixed with two arrows, a quotation from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book I: `Heu mihi quod nullis Amor est medicabilis Herbis;/Nec ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1645
- Extent:
- 1 item