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botanicus
botanicus
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Botanicus is a freely accessible portal to historic botanical literature from the Missouri Botanical Garden, Peter H. Raven Library. Botanicus is made possible through support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, W.M. Keck Foundation, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Topic: botanicus biodiversity missouri botanical garden library
Expanding Access to Biodiversity Literature
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8,518
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918,840
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Expanding Access to Biodiversity Literature, which is funded generously by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), will significantly increase online access to biodiversity material by positioning the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) as an on-ramp for biodiversity content providers that would like to contribute to the national digital library infrastructure through the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).
Chinese Academy Science
Chinese Academy Science
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21,645
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1.2M
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The Chinese Academy of Science
Topic: chinese academy science
BHL Field Notes Project
BHL Field Notes Project
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3,688
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395,128
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The BHL Field Notes Project is a collaborative project funded by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). It provides open access to field notes from institutions throughout the United States. Building on the work of the Smithsonian Field Book Project, the BHL Field Notes Project aims not only to provide general access to this material, but to reunite fragmented collections through institutional collaboration. Doing so will provide a more complete picture of the expeditions,...
Smithsonian Field Books
Smithsonian Field Books
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3,306
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503,859
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This collection contains items from the Smithsonian Field Book Project, an initiative to increase accessibility to field book content that documents natural history.
Topic: Natural history
Biodiversity Heritage Library Seed & Nursery Catalogs
Biodiversity Heritage Library Seed & Nursery Catalogs
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2,477
ITEMS
381,845
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Biodiversity Heritage Library Seed & Nursery Catalogs
Biodiversity Heritage Library
by Società botanica italiana
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Topic: Botany -- Periodicals
Biodiversity Heritage Library
by Schweizerische Zoologische Gesellschaft; Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Genève
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Chemical abstracts
Topics: Zoology, Natural history
Biodiversity Heritage Library
by Howell, William Henry, 1860-1945
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Topic: Physiology, Comparative
darwinslibrary
darwinslibrary
collection
315
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345,625
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A scholarly edition of Darwin's scientific archive.
Topic: charles darwin biodiversity heritage library missouri botanical garden
Pacific Northwest Horticulture
Pacific Northwest Horticulture
collection
799
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56,925
VIEWS
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Pacific Northwest plant and garden society publications.
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Library, Art & Archives
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Library, Art & Archives
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223
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119,774
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The Library, Art & Archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew was established 160 years ago and contains one of the largest collections of material in the world relating to botany. The collections comprise 300,000 printed volumes, 5,000 journal titles and 11,000 maps. The Art and Illustrations Collection is without equal and is made up of over 200,000 items – watercolours, prints, drawings, oil paintings and photographs – by some of the finest artists working in the field of botanical...
R/V Dan Moore station logs
R/V Dan Moore station logs
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2,431
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38,654
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Logs of species identified in trawl nets pulled by the research vessel Dan Moore off the coast of North Carolina in the 1960s and 1970s
Topics: Botanical illustration, Botany, Medical, Materia medica, Vegetable, Medicinal plants, Pictorial...
The Library of Congress
by Hyde, Alexander, 1814-1881. [from old catalog]
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University of Texas Libraries
University of Texas Libraries
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48
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13,864
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University of Texas Libraries
Biodiversity Heritage Library
by Universit degli studi di Roma "La Sapienza". Dipartimento di biologia vegetale
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Suspended publication 1943-49
Topics: Plants, Plants -- Italy
Desert Botanical Gardens, Schilling Library
Desert Botanical Gardens, Schilling Library
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72
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14,034
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Desert Botanical Gardens, Schilling Library
Biodiversity Heritage Library
by Grasset, Eugène, 1841-1917; Verneuil, M. P. (Maurice Pillard), 1869-1942, ill
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statement of responsibility: sous la direction de M. Eugène Grasset
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Topics: Decoration and ornament, Flowers in art
Smithsonian Libraries
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Each issue illustrated with chromolithographs
Topics: Nature (Aesthetics), Natural history, Art, Chromolithography, Victorian, Cromolithography
botanicus
by Dodoens, Rembert,; Gerard, John,; John Norton.; Priest, Robert,
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( 1 reviews )
Topics: 1597, Botany, Botany, Medical, Early works to 1800, England, Herbals, Materia medica, Vegetable,...
The Library of Congress
by Main, Josiah. [from old catalog]
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Topic: Agricultural education. [from old catalog]
The Library of Congress
by Houghton farm. Experiment dept. Mountainville, New York. [from old catalog]; YA Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) DLC [from old catalog]
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Topics: Evolution, Natural selection
The Library of Congress
by Darlington, William, 1782-1863. [from old catalog]
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Topics: Botany, Economic, Plants
The Library of Congress
by James, Charles Canniff, 1863-1916. [from old catalog]; Craig, John, [from old catalog] ed
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Topic: Agriculture
Delaware Museum of Natural History Library
Delaware Museum of Natural History Library
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38
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Welcome to the Delaware Museum of Natural History Connect to the natural world through exploration and discovery at the Delaware Museum of Natural History. Experience habitats from around the globe, gaze up to a giant squid, encounter a jaguar face-to-face and marvel at the diversity of shells from around the world. Gallery highlights also include the only permanent dinosaur collection in Delaware and a simulated coral reef. Museum researchers maintain our expansive collections of mollusks and...
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Topics: Botany, Botany
Biodiversity Heritage Library
by Uexküll, Jakob von, 1864-1944; Mackinnon, Doris L. (Doris Livingston)
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Topic: Biology -- Philosophy
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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82
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24,391
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Denver Botanic Gardens Helen Fowler Library
Denver Botanic Gardens Helen Fowler Library
collection
68
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17,694
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Denver Botanic Gardens Helen Fowler Library
The New York Botanical Garden
by Kloppenburg, Dale; Wayman, Ann
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Topic: Hoya
Biodiversity Heritage Library
texts

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Topics: Architecture, Domestic, Landscape gardening
United States Geological Survey Libraries Program
by Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste,1605-1689; Phillips, John,1631-1706,tr; Astracan,pseud
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Part 2 has title: The six travels of John Baptista Tavernier, baron of Aubonne, through Turky and Persia to the Indies, during the space of forty years ..
Topic: Voyages and travels
Smithsonian Libraries
by Ueno, Seikō
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Cover title
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Topics: Kimonos, Pattern design, Themes, motives, Textile design, History, Decoration and ornament,...
Topics: Early works to 1800, Microscopy, Natural history, Pre-Linnean works
Topics: Himalaya Mountains, Plants
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Topics: Botanical illustration, Botany, Medical, Materia medica, Vegetable, Medicinal plants, Pictorial...
Biodiversity Heritage Library
by Burke, L., Mrs
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95 pages, color frontispiece : 13 cm
Topic: Flower language
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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Topic: Plants
Biodiversity Heritage Library
by Fabre, Jean-Henri, 1823-1915; Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander, 1865-1921; Stawell, Maud Margaret (Key), 1865-; Detmold, Edward Julius, 1883-1957
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Topic: Insects
University of Toronto - Gerstein Science Information Centre
by Alberta. Brand Office
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Description based on: 1907/1913
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Topics: Cattle brands, Livestock brands
botanicus
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Topics: Periodicals, Science
Biodiversity Heritage Library
by Agricola, Georg, 1494-1555; Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
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W Stommel Gift 1994
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Topics: Metallurgy, Mineral industries
Biodiversity Heritage Library
by Straet, Jan van der
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259 leaves of plates in various foliations : 28 x 34 cm
Topics: Hunting, Industrial arts, Silkworms, Engraving, Discovery and exploration, Bible -- Illustrations...
Biodiversity Heritage Library
by Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919; Bibliographisches Institut (Leipzig, Germany)
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statement of responsibility: von Prof. Dr. Ernst Haeckel
Topic: Natural history
OISE/UT Library
by Pliny, the Elder; Rackham, H. (Harris), 1868-1944
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Latin and English on opposite pages
Topic: Natural history
botanicus
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Topics: Flower language, Flowers, Symbolic aspects
Natural History Museum Library, London
by Asiatic Society of Bengal
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1865-1904 [L] ; 1865-1882 [Z] ; 1865-1891, 1894-1904 [T] ; 1877-1885 [DAY]
Thomas Fisher Biodiversity Collection
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Fisher Copy: Bound in red coarse-cord publishers' cloth blocked in blind and gold; pictoral vignette and lettering in gold with design in blind on upper cover; same design in blind on lower cover; spine in gold and blind
Topic: Birds
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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Biography index
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Topics: Science, Technology
Added col. illustrated t.p., dated 1895
Topics: Names, Geographical, Indians of Mexico
The Library of Congress
by Buzzacott, Francis Henry, 1861- [from old catalog]
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Topics: Camping, Fishing, Hunting
Smithsonian Libraries
by Crane, Walter, 1845-1915; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
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statement of responsibility: pictured by Walter Crane
Topics: Flowers in literature, Flowers in art, Illustrated books, History, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Biodiversity Heritage Library
by Königliche Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften
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Continues: Königlich Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königl. Preuss. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin
Topic: genealogy
Smithsonian Libraries
by Aldrovandi, Ulisse, 1522-1605?, author; Bernia, Marco Antonio, active 1638-1661, publisher; Tebaldini, Nicolò, active 1602-1649, printer; Coriolano, Giovanni Battista, -1649, engraver; Ambrosini, Bartolommeo, 1588-1657. Paralipomena accuratissima historiae omnium animalium; Hoeven, J. van der, (Physician), active 1923, former owner; Beckwith, J. Bruce, 1933-, donor; Browning, Nancy Gay, donor; Saintyves, P. (Pierre), 1870-1935, bookseller; Jeremy Norman & Co., bookseller;...
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2 volumes in 1 : 36 cm (folio)
Topics: Teratology, Monsters, Human anatomy, Abnormalities, Human, Animals, Abnormalities, Plants, Natural...
Topics: Botanical illustration, Botany, Medical, Materia medica, Vegetable, Medicinal plants, Pictorial...
Smithsonian Libraries
by Ueno, Seikō
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Cover title
Topics: Kimonos, Pattern design, Themes, motives, Textile design, History, Decoration and ornament,...
Topic: Homeopathic veterinary medicine
Cornell University Library
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The metadata below describe the original scanning. Follow the "All Files: HTTP" link in the "View the book" box to the left to find XML files that contain more metadata about the original images and the derived formats (OCR results, PDF etc.). See also the What is the directory structure for the texts? FAQ for information about file content and naming conventions.
Topics: Flowers in literature, Flower language
Biodiversity Heritage Library
by Eddington, Arthur Stanley, Sir, 1882-1944
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Topics: Science -- Philosophy, Physics -- Philosophy
botanicus
by Redouté, Pierre Joseph, 1759-1840.; Chapuis, Jean Baptiste.; Ernest Panckoucke.; Langois, Dr.; Bessin, R.; Victor, fl. ca. 1820-1850.
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Topics: 1833, Botany, France, Icones, Pictorial works
Topics: Botany, Classification, Early works to 1800
Smithsonian Libraries
by Cooper-Hewitt Museum; Dee, Elaine Evans; Michie, Thomas S
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RECON
Topics: Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Decoration and ornament, Stencil work, Décoration et ornement, Pochoir
Topics: Botanical illustration, Botany, Medical, Materia medica, Vegetable, Medicinal plants, Pictorial...
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This online collection features selected catalogs from the Hastings Seed Company Collection of the Cherokee Garden Library collection. For an overview of the entire Hastings Seed Company Collection, visit the Cherokee Garden Library, Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. This online collection features selected agricultural periodicals from the Cherokee Garden Library collection. For an overview of the entire agricultural periodical collection, visit the Cherokee Garden Library,...
Cornell University Library
by La Tour, Charlotte de
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212 p., [12] leaves of plates : 18 cm
Topic: Flower language
Natural History Museum Library, London
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Vol.1-5, 1903-1915. Supplement, Vol.6-8, 1922-1940
Biodiversity Heritage Library
by Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin
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Number of issues per year varies, but each year begins with [Nr.] 1 (e.g. 1882 has [Nr.] 1-53; 1898 has [Nr.] 1-54)
Topic: Natural history
Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
by Jessamine Gardens; Pike, Walter N; Ellsworth, W. J; Pike & Ellsworth; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
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Cover title
Topics: Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs, Flowers Catalogs, Plants, Ornamental Catalogs
University of Toronto - Gerstein Science Information Centre
by Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859
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Topics: Astronomy, Physical geography, Science
Biodiversity Heritage Library
by Lewis, A. B. (Albert Buell), 1867-
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Topics: Textile design, Textile fabrics -- India, Decoration and ornament
Biodiversity Heritage Library
by Bartholomew, J. G. (John George), 1860-1920
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Topic: Atlases
University of Toronto - Gerstein Science Information Centre
by Sobotta, Johannes, 1869-1945; McMurrich, J. Playfair (James Playfair), 1859-1939
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v. 1. Bones, ligaments, joints, and muscles -- v. 2. The viscera, including the heart
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Topic: Anatomy -- Atlases