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425 - KNOOP, Johann Hermann *Pomologia*, that is, Descriptions and Illustrations of the Best Varieties of Apples and Pears, Which Are Valued in the Low and High German Lands, France, England, and Elsewhere—and Are Cultivated for That Purpose. Leeuwarden: A. Ferwerda & G. Tresling [c. 1758] Folio: [2]-36 pp.; 20 pl. (a few spots). Contemporary half-sheep, mottled paper boards, spine with raised bands (front joint split, boards slightly rubbed). Bound with, as is often the case, the same author, title, and condition: 1. Fructologia, or Description of the Fruit Trees and Fruits Planted in Gardens and Orchards [...]. [1763]. [4]-70 pp.; 19 plates. - 2. Dendrologia, or A Description of the Plants Cultivated in Gardens [...]. [1763]. [4]-87-[1 bl.-4] pp. Three works by J.H. Knoop (1700–1769), curator of the gardens of Maria Louisa of Hesse-Kassel, widow of William of Orange and Dutch regent, rightly famous for their 39 engraved and splendid hand-colored plates and for the depiction of many varieties now lost. The first work features 20 full-page plates by Folkema and Philips depicting apples and pears; the second features 19 full-page plates with illustrations of peaches, plums, cherries, berries, etc. The three titles are set within a border of typographic ornaments. Ref. Nissen (BBI) 1077 (Fructologia), 1078 (Pomologia). - Pritzel 4754 (Pom. & Fruct.), 4755 (Dendr.). - Landwehr, Dutch Books with Color Plates, 88 (Pom.), 92 (Fruct.). - Not listed in Bierens De Haan.
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KNOOP, Johann Hermann *Pomologia*, that is, Descriptions and Illustrations of the Best Varieties of Apples and Pears, Which Are Valued in the Low and High German Lands, France, England, and Elsewhere—and Are Cultivated for That Purpose. Leeuwarden: A. Ferwerda & G. Tresling [c. 1758] Folio: [2]-36 pp.; 20 pl. (a few spots). Contemporary half-sheep, mottled paper boards, spine with raised bands (front joint split, boards slightly rubbed). Bound with, as is often the case, the same author, title, and condition: 1. Fructologia, or Description of the Fruit Trees and Fruits Planted in Gardens and Orchards [...]. [1763]. [4]-70 pp.; 19 plates. - 2. Dendrologia, or A Description of the Plants Cultivated in Gardens [...]. [1763]. [4]-87-[1 bl.-4] pp. Three works by J.H. Knoop (1700–1769), curator of the gardens of Maria Louisa of Hesse-Kassel, widow of William of Orange and Dutch regent, rightly famous for their 39 engraved and splendid hand-colored plates and for the depiction of many varieties now lost. The first work features 20 full-page plates by Folkema and Philips depicting apples and pears; the second features 19 full-page plates with illustrations of peaches, plums, cherries, berries, etc. The three titles are set within a border of typographic ornaments. Ref. Nissen (BBI) 1077 (Fructologia), 1078 (Pomologia). - Pritzel 4754 (Pom. & Fruct.), 4755 (Dendr.). - Landwehr, Dutch Books with Color Plates, 88 (Pom.), 92 (Fruct.). - Not listed in Bierens De Haan.
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