Skip to main content

'Hortus Hyemalis' otherwise called Herbarium vivum or Hortus siccus, a collection of dried flowers and leaves, Written and made early in the 17th century in Holland (?)

 File
MS. Arch. Selden B. 3

  • Request
    this

'Hortus Hyemalis' otherwise called Herbarium vivum or Hortus siccus, a collection of dried flowers and leaves, neatly fastened to the recto of each leaf by paper strips, many of which bear the Latin name of the object. Fol. 2 is an attached leaf bearing 'Thiss anatomized Iuye-leafe I found in mye Garden at Croyden. Mar: 19: 1639/40 ', stated to be in archbp. Laud's hand; but the ivy leaf is no longer there.

Dates

  • Creation: Written and made early in the 17th century in Holland (?)

Extent

359 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • Latin

Conditions Governing Access

This material is fragile. To ensure its availability to future readers, access to this material is restricted. Readers are asked to work from reproductions and published descriptions as far as possible. To apply to see the original, please send a message to specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk, outlining the subject of your research, the importance of this material to that research, and the resources you have already consulted. Please also tell us about the timeframe for your project, if any, and when you hope to visit.

Shelfmark

MS. Arch. Selden B. 3

Arrangement

Old Selden mark = B. 3

Other Finding Aids

Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 3333

Custodial History

'Emptus Lugduni Batavorum pro 4 libris et ferens (?)ovoua anglice Hortus Hyemalis . pertinens ad Johannem de Fonte Australi anglice Southwelle', about 1620-30 (?).

Manuscript 3347 acquired by the Bodleian Library

Physical Facet

On paper, with many dried flowers and leaves affixed to the leaves

Dimensions

16 5/8 × 12 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom