Carl Linnaeus (1707-78) invented the system, now used worldwide, of giving living organisms two Latin names and through his Systema Naturae, published in 1735, brought order to all recorded knowledge about plants and animals. This book charts Linnaeus's rise from poor student at Lund University in Sweden, to Professor of Medicine at Uppsala and founder of the Royal Academy of Sciences. A keen traveller, scientist, collector, painter and geologist, his lifelong passion was for botany. In the course of his life, he distinguished and named 9000 plants, 828 shells, 2100 insects and 477 fish. This is a lively and readable account of Linnaeus the man, his adventures in the wilds of Lapland, his family life and his relations with his pupils, as well as his epoch-making scientific achievements.

The compleat naturalist: A life of Linnaeus,

BLUNT, Wilfrid

Collins

Compleat Naturalist Tpb

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

HarperCollins, Publishers

1999, small rack-sized paperback edition, abridged from the original 1901 edition, Stationery Office, London, U.K. 114 pages. One in a series of titles, presenting historic official papers which have not previously been available in an easy-to-find popular form.

Wilfrid Blunt's Egyptian Garden: Fox-Hunting in Cairo

History

Europe

The Stationery Office/Tso

Splendours of Islam

Angus and Robertson : Robert Harding Associates

Once one of the largest cities in the world, Isfahan is an ancient metropolis that sits across timeless trade routes. It became the glittering capital of Iran's greatest dynasty, the Safavids, during the 16th century. Shah Abbas I (1587-1629) in particular helped to transform it into a city rich in art, cultural wonders, and architecture rich in form and surface decoration. Reprinted for the first time in 40 years, this astounding survey provides a history of the city from its earliest days up through the early 20th century and features dozens of photographs, engravings, and examples of the tilework and architecture from across the centuries that make Isfahan the cultural crown of Iran.

Isfahan, Pearl of Persia (Ancient Cities of Art)

Arts & Photography

Architecture

STEIN AND DAY.

<p>Ludwig II Of BavariaHardback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in good all round condition.</p>

The Dream King, Ludwig II of Bavaria; Bonus Chapter on Ludwig and the Arts

VIKING

<p>A beautifully illustrated large book recounting dramatic journeys of men who have ventured across Central Asia, including Alexander the Great, Sir Aurel Stein, Hsuantsang, Marco Polo, Kutayba, and Ibn Battuta.</p>

The golden road to Samarkand

Hamish Hamilton

On wings of song;: A biography of Felix Mendelssohn

Hamilton

The Dream King : Ludwig II of Bavaria

The Dream King: Ludwig II of Bavaria

Literature & Fiction

Hamish Hamilton Ltd.

Physical description; xix, 258 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes index. Chronology. Bibliography: p. 242-244. Subjects; Watts, George Frederick (1817-1904). Genres; Biography. Illustrated.

England's Michelangelo: A Biography of George Frederic Watts

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