Louis-Claude Richard & Bulliard - Dictionnaire élémentaire de botanique - 1800

Superb illustrated edition of this reference work intended to popularize and systematize botanical knowledge at the dawn of the 19th century -

It takes the form of an ordered glossary, defining the main terms relating to the morphology, physiology and classification of plants, based on the achievements of descriptive botany inherited from Linnaeus and French naturalists -

The book aims to make technical concepts accessible to students, informed amateurs, and practitioners, by offering clear definitions, precise descriptions, and examples drawn from European flora.

The collaboration between Richard, botanist and educator, and Bulliard, illustrator and naturalist, gives the dictionary a dimension that is both scientific and didactic, enriched by plates and diagrams that facilitate the understanding of the terms -

Louis-Claude Richard & Bulliard - Elementary Dictionary of Botany - 1800 - Associated Booksellers -
228 pages.

Good condition of the binding, book in its original full brown calf, some wear consistent with age, top of spine missing, wear on corners and joints, speckled edges, smooth spine with gilt decoration, author's name gilt on a red morocco label -

Good internal condition, traces of damp and some foxing, work enriched with beautiful engravings outside the text including a frontispiece and on folding plates, texts in two columns, bookplate on white pages -

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