A rarely-seen work by Linnaeus on grasses and their use
      
    Linnaeus, C.
Förtekning, af de färgegräs, som brukas på Gotland ock Öland.
                  Published
                  1742
                
                
                  Item ID
                  74947
                
                
              
                    
      €100.00
          
                              
        
Stockholm, Kongliga Vetenskapsacademien, 1742. 8vo (19.5 x 12.0 cm). 9 pp. Disbound.
A seldom-seen, detailed list of the coloured grasses and other plants that were used on Gotland and Öland for various purposes. This work, published in the academy's Handlingar, Volume 3, was based on notes made during Linnaeus's travels on Gotland and Öland in 1741. Some light toning, otherwise very good. Soulsby, 369.