The extant herbaria from the Sixteenth Centua synopsis

A synthetic synopsis of the herbaria of the 16 century is provided. The list is in chronological order and resumes the general information on the earliest herbaria from the XVI century facilitating the access by the scientific community to this important source of historical information. Fifteen her...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Baldini, Riccardo M., Cristofolini, Giovanni, Aedo, Carlos
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2022
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:digitalcsic_::d49d8cd53b1f9f1025bd531dfc164779
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/281248
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:The XVI century
botanical collections
history of botany
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Summary:A synthetic synopsis of the herbaria of the 16 century is provided. The list is in chronological order and resumes the general information on the earliest herbaria from the XVI century facilitating the access by the scientific community to this important source of historical information. Fifteen herbaria are listed, of which the oldest date back to the first half of the 16th century. Nine originated in Italy, three in Switzerland, two in Germany and one in France. For each herbarium, data are provided on chronology, geographical origin, format and extent, current place of conservation, and information on cataloguing and digital accessibility when available.