An Oak Spring Herbaria. Herbs and Herbals from the fourteenth to the nineteenth centuries. A selection of the Rare Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art in the Collection of Rachel Lambert Mellon. 2009. illus. LVIII, 394 p. 4to. Hardcover.

The book on herbals is the fourth volume in a remarkable series ofcatalogues that describes rare books, manuscripts, and other works ofart conserved at the Oak Spring Garden Library, Upperville, Virginia,a collection formed over many years by Rachel Lambert Mellon. Previouslypublished volumes include trees, fruit and flowers. For this book theauthor has selected sixty-three works from the Library's extensive collections. The volume is thematically organized and arranged into thechapters: Late medieval Herbals / The Great Age of Renaissance Botany /Herbals and Plants from Distant Lands / Herbals by Herbalists / Herbalsof the Botanical Gardens and Private Gardens of Europe / Curious and Strange Herbals / Dried Specimens and Nature Printing and AmericanHerbals.