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Paradisi in Sole. Paradisus Terrestris, John Parkinson (British, 1567–1650), Illustrations: woodcut

Paradisi in Sole. Paradisus Terrestris

Author:
John Parkinson (British, 1567–1650)
Printer:
Humfrey Lownes and Robert Young (London)
Sitter:
John Parkinson (British, 1567–1650)
Dedicatee:
Anne of Denmark, Queen of England (1574–1619)
Date:
1629
Medium:
Illustrations: woodcut
Dimensions:
14 1/8 x 8 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. (35.8 x 22.6 x 4.5 cm)
Classification:
Books
Credit Line:
Gift of Estate of Marie L. Russell, 1946
Accession Number:
46.117.14
Not on view
Inscription: In ink on dedication page. Annotations in margins throughout. Manuscript page tipped in at back (lists of flowers, insects, etc.) In ink on inside front board.
Marie L. Russell; Donor: the Estate of Marie L. Russell
Arber (1938 ed.) 284, Brunet IV.378, Graesse V.137, Univ.Cat. II.1549, O.D. 413.3 (portrait); STC, 19300; Henrey I, 282; Hunt, 215; Nissen, 1489; Plesch, 356; Pritzel, 6933; Rohde, The Old English Herbals, pp.142-151.

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Great Britain and Ireland, 1600-1800 A.D.

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