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COLLECTION — Box: 1 Identifier: arn00019

Chinese paintings of flowering plants, hand-colored on rice paper Digital

Chinese paintings of flowering plants, hand-colored on rice paper
Chinese paintings of flowering plants, hand-colored on rice paper

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1850

Conditions Governing Access

Restricted: Material extremely fragile. Please contact botref@oeb.harvard.edu for additional information.

Extent

0.5 linear feet (1 box, 1 shared flat box) : 18 sheets : color illustrations ; detached from album with woven floral silk cover ; 22 x 34 cm + 25 x 38 cm

Repository Details

Part of the Botany Libraries, Arnold Arboretum Library (Cambridge), Harvard University Repository

The Harvard University Herbaria houses five research libraries that are managed collectively as the Botany Libraries. The Arnold Arboretum Library in Cambridge specializes in the identification and classification of Old World plants with emphasis on Asia. The Archives of the Arnold Arboretum (Cambridge) houses unique resources, primarily field notes related to the plant specimens housed in Cambridge.

Contact:
Harvard University Herbaria
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Cambridge MA 02138 USA
(617) 495-2366