Catalogue des Plantes de S.A.S. Madame La Duchesse Pie de Baviere née Princesse Amélie d’Arenberg, 1...
Catalogue des Plantes de S.A.S. Madame La Duchesse Pie de Baviere née Princesse Amélie d’Arenberg, 1812-[ca. 1820]
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Date
1812-[ca. 1820]
Call Numbers
MLMSS 10408
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Language
- Latin
- French
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Physical Description
Contents
0.05 metres of textual materials (1 box) - 12.5 x 10.2 cm; 17.2 x 10.9 cm - 2 bound manuscripts
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Out of copyright
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Scope and Contents
Contents
This pair of manuscript volumes catalogue the exotic plants being grown at the Bamberg garden of Amélie Louise, Duchess of Bavaria between 1812 and 1820.
Volume 1:
A smaller, annual catalogue with 78 leaves (of which 48 are blank, some uncut), bound in contemporary green half-sheep and green boards, spine lettered ‘Catalog des Plantes’....
Alternative Titles
Full title
Catalogue des Plantes de S.A.S. Madame La Duchesse Pie de Baviere née Princesse Amélie d’Arenberg, 1812-[ca. 1820]
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Author / Creator
Notes
Alphanumeric designations
Volume 1 has '5419' pasted on spine.
Description source
Title taken from title page of Volume 1.
Object History
Matthew Fishburn purchased the two volumes from the specialist bookseller Jonathan A. Hill, who bought them in a small general sale by a Munich auction house in 2014. Hill stated in his catalogue that they came from 'the library of the Kings of Bavaria'.
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Matthew Fishburn, March 2018
Administrative / Biographical history
Princess Amélie Louise d'Arenberg (1789-1823) was a member of the House of Arenberg and the grandmother of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. Princess Amélie married Duke Pius August of Bavaria in 1807, so became known as Duchess of Bavaria. The couple lived at Bamberg, where she established the garden documented in these catalogues. The couple had a st...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 10408
Record Identifier
1wNrv5kn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1wNrv5kn
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Reference code
9604429
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