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- Duration: 5 mins
- Published on: Tuesday 29th March 2005
- Introductory Level
- Posted under: History of Art
Look at the web-site of the Research School Biodiversity, Amsterdam for a profile of the Leiden Botanic Garden.
Some of Carolus Clusius's books are catalogued in the Patten Collection of Herbals and Early Gardening Books.
Further reading
The Clusius Botanical Watercolours
Claudia Swan, Abrams 1998
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Originally published: Tuesday, 29th March 2005
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Last updated on: Thursday, 1st September 2005
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