Pierre BULLIARD (Aubepierre-sur-Aube, Haute-Marne 1752-1793) - Lot 29

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Pierre BULLIARD (Aubepierre-sur-Aube, Haute-Marne 1752-1793) - Lot 29
Pierre BULLIARD (Aubepierre-sur-Aube, Haute-Marne 1752-1793), botanist, published, from 1780 to 1793, l'Herbier de la France ou collection complète des plantes indigènes de ce royaume. He died in mysterious circumstances. Autograph manuscript signed, entitled "hauteur", 1 p. in-4. Mention in Casimir Roumeguère's handwriting: "Don de M. Timbal-Lagrave". Method for describing a plant. "When describing a plant, it is essential to mention its height. Such a plant is said to be one line or the 12th part of an inch high (planta linearis); one inch or the twelfth part of a foot high (pollicaris); one palm or about 3 inches high (palmaris); 6 to 7 inches high (spithamea); 9 inches or about 9 inches high (dodrautalis), one foot high (pedalis), 6 feet high (orgialis), etc. The respective heights or sizes of the different plants are described in the following table. The respective height or size of the different parts that make up the plant is no less helpful in distinguishing the genus; it is even often necessary in establishing classes. Bulliard". Enclosed: - a biographical note in the hand of Casimir Roumeguère - a color engraved plate from "Plante médicinale de la France" (Medicinal Plants of France) - a small herbarium plate with a sample of a plant to which he gave his name, Bulliardia vaillantii (collected in 1891). A rare item.
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