Amédée Masclef (1856 – 1916) - Gaston Bonnier e Georges de Layens - Lot. of 14 sheets - "Fiori, boccioli e sezioni botaniche" - 1891

Collection of 14 colored plates drawn from "Atlas des Plantes de France Utiles, Nuisibles et Ornementales"

Excellent inking and copper-plate printing on heavy paper, beautiful contemporary coloring. Good condition, widespread signs of foxing and browning, visible binding marks on the left/right of the image as in the photo. Insured shipping via Bartolini/DPD courier. To benefit from the insurance coverage, any damage to the package must be contested and reported to the courier at the time of delivery. Otherwise, it will not be possible to activate the insurance reimbursement procedure.

Amédée Masclef (1856–1916) was a French abbot and botanist, famous in the history of science mainly for the work "Atlas de Plantes de France, Utiles, Nuisibles et Ornementales. 400 Planches coloriées représentant 450 plantes communes Avec de nombreuses figures de détail et Un texte explicatif des Propriétés des Plantes, de leurs Usages et Applications en Médecine, Agriculture, Horticulture, dans l'Industrie, l'Economie domestique, etc. Par A. Masclef. Complément de la Nouvelle Flore de MM. Gaston Bonnier et Georges de Layens"

Gaston Bonnier (1853–1922): He was a brilliant botanist, ecologist and esteemed professor at the Sorbonne in Paris. Acadêmicien de France, he devoted over twenty years of his life to the composition of the monumental work Grande Flore en couleurs de la France.

Georges de Layens (1834–1897): He was a noted naturalist and above all one of the fathers of modern beekeeping. He developed the eponymous "Layens" hive, a horizontally developed model still widely used in Europe (especially in Spain).