Books, images and archives
As well as plant specimens, the Museum’s collections include historically rare and important books and manuscripts.
There are also original examples of the art of botanical illustration. The collection is notable for early herbals.
These are books, often illustrated, that describe the appearance, medicinal properties, and other characteristics of plants used in medicine.
Image: Example of plants from the lily family from an unpublished collection of watercolurs by Doreen Lambert (d. 1996) click image to enlarge.
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