The Rothamsted Collection: Rarities from the Lawes Agricultural Library

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Walter of Henley. [Hosbondrye], decorated manuscript on parchment, in French (Anglo-Norman), i + 7 + i leaves, one 8-leaf quire but last leaf now ...

Palladius (Rutilius Taurus) Opus agriculturae, manuscript on vellum, II + 111 + I leaves (text complete, although manuscript resewn with result th...

Palladius (Rutilius Taurus) De re rustica (Italian), manuscript on paper, complete with 46 leaves, four quires, collation: 1/16, 2/16, 3/12, 4/4, ...

Crescentiis (Petrus de) Ruralia commoda, first edition, collation: [a-s10 t12 v-x10], 210 leaves (of 212, lacking the two last blanks, with blank ...

Cato (Marcus Porcius), Varro, Columella & Palladius. Scriptores rei rusticae, 4 parts in 1, editio princeps, collation: [*14] a-b10 c8 d-f10 g8 h6...

Crescentiis (Petrus de) Ruralia Commoda [Italian] Il libro della agricultura, first Italian edition, collation: [*]6 a10 b-c8 d6 e-g8 h6 i8 l-n6 o...

Vergilius Maro (Publius).- Foresi (Bastiano) Libra chiamato Ambitione, collation: a4 b-l8 m6, 89 leaves (of 90, lacking final blank), text in sing...

Cato (Marcus Porcius) Varro, Columella & Palladius. Scriptores rei rusticae, second edition, edited by Franciscus Colucia and Georgius Merula, col...

Crescentiis (Petrus de) Ruralia commoda, collation: a-n8 o6 aa-kk8 ll6, 195 leaves (of 196, lacking initial blank), text in 2 columns, 41 lines, t...

Columella (Lucius Junius Moderatus).- Laetus (Pomponius) Hortuli commentarium, sive In de re rustica Lib. X commentum, collation: [a6, b4], 10 lea...

Crescentiis (Petrus de) Ruralia commoda, collation: 2-36 a8 b-y6 z8, 148 leaves (complete with final blank), first quire numbered but not signed, ...

Crescentiis (Petrus de) Ruralia commoda, collation: a-r8 s6 A4, 146 leaves (complete with initial blank), text in 2 columns, 52 lines, type 6:88R,...

Crescentiis (Petrus de) Ruralia commoda, collation: A8 B-Q6 R8 S-Z6 a-b6 j4, 158 leaves (complete with blank b6), text in 2 columns, 53 lines, typ...

Crescentiis (Petrus de) De Agricultura, collation: aa4 a-l8 A-L8, 180 leaves, text in 2 columns, 43 lines, type 3:108R, 9:81R, title with large w...

Cato (Marcus Porcius) Varro, Columella & Palladius. Scriptores rei rusticae, collation: aa6 a6 b-i8 k4 l-y8 z4 &6 [con]8 [rum]8 A-K6 L4 M6, 270 le...

Cato (Marcus Porcius) Varro, Coulmella & Palladius. Scriptores rei rusticae ("Opera Agricolationum"), collation: aa10 a-s8 t-u6 x-z8 &8 [con] 8 [r...

Grapaldus (Franciscus Marius) De Partibus aedium libellus cum additamentis emendatissimus, collation: A-B6, a-p8, q-r6, woodcut decorative initial...

Columella (Lucius Junius Moderatus) Cato (Marcus Porcius), Marcus Terentius Varro, and Rutilius Taurus Palladius. Opera agricolationum, collation:...

Crescentiis (Petrus de) Le livre des prouffitz champestres et ruraulx, collation: a8 b-z8 A-H8 J8, double column, title with small grotesque lette...

Grapaldus (Franciscus Marius) De partibus aedium, collation: A-B8 a-s8 t4 (including final blank leaf), woodcut initials, small slip pasted to mar...

Crescentiis (Petrus de) De agricultura vulgare, collation: a-z8 &8 Ɔ8 K A-D8, double column, large woodcut of Fatius to verso of title, woodcuts w...

Cato (Marcus Porcius), Marcus Terentius Varro, Junius Moderatus Columella and Rutilius Taurus Palladius. Libri de re Rustica, edited by Giovanni G...

Cato (Marcus Porcius), Marcus Terentius Varro, Junius Moderatus Columella and Rutilius Taurus Palladius. Libri de re rustica, first Giunta edition...

Grapaldus (Franciscus Marius) De Partibus Aedium, collation: ✠8 ✠✠8 ✠✠✠4 a-q8 r6 s-z8 &8 [cum] 8 [rum] 8 A-G8 H4, (lacking final blank), large woo...

Crescentiis (Petrus de) Von dem nutz der ding die in Aeckeren gebuwe werdt, collation: a-z6 A-E6 F8 (complete with final blank), printed in gothic...

Crescentiis (Petrus de) De agricultura vulgare, collation: a-z8 &8 Ɔ8 K8 A-D8, double column, small woodcuts within text, woodcut decorative initi...

Operetta nova de cose stupende in agricultura vere, collation: A-B4, large woodcut to title, woodcut decorative initials, outer edge of title clo...

Cato (Marcus Porcius), Marcus Terentius Varro, Junius Moderatus Columella and Rutilius Taurus Palladius. Libri de re rustica, edited by Niccolò An...

Varro (Marcus Terrentius) and Marcus Porcius Cato. M. Terentij Varronis, in omni literarum genere principis, III. de Agricultura libri. M. Catonis...

Palladius (Rutilius Taurus) Della Agricultura traducto vulgare, first edition in Italian, collation: ✠8 ✠✠4 A-K8 L4, large woodcut printer's devic...

Cato (Marcus Porcius), Marcus Terentius Varro, Junius Moderatus Columella and Rutilius Taurus Palladius. Libri de re rustica, collation: [*]8 A-Z8...

Palladius (Rutilius Taurus) Palladio dignissimo et antiquo scrittore della agricultura tradutto vulgare, collation: ✠6, A-I8, title printed in red...

Schwerdt copy.- Crescentiis (Petrus de) Le livre des prouffitz champestres et ruraulx, collation: A-V6 x-z6 &4, title in red and black and within ...

Cato (Marcus Porcius), Marcus Terentius Varro, Junius Moderatus Columella and Rutilius Taurus Palladius. Libri de re rustica, collation: AA6 A8 B6...

Xenophon. Xenophons treatise of householde, collation: A-H8, printed entirely in black letter except "To the reader" on title-verso in Roman, titl...

Blue paper forgery.- Cato (Marcus Porcius), Marcus Terentius Varro, Junius Moderatus Columella and Rutilius Taurus Palladius. Libri de re rustica,...

Schwerdt copy.- Crescentiis (Petrus de) Le bon Mesnager, first edition under this title, collation: *8 A-X6 AA-JJ LL6, printed in lettre batarde, ...

Fitzherbert (John) The Boke of Husbandry, collation: A6, B-M8, N4, (lacking final 2 leaves, both blank), printed almost entirely in black letter, ...

Charles Estienne's first children's book.- Estienne (Charles) De re horte[n]si libellus, collation: A-G8, title with woodcut printer's device, occ...

Audenet-Yemeniz-Firmin Didot copy .- Crescentiis (Petrus de) Le bon mesnager. Au present volume des prouffitz champestres & Ruraulx est traicte de...

Wine.- Estienne (Charles) Vinetum. In quo varia vitium, uvarum, vinorum, antiqua, latina, vulgariaque nomina; item ea quae ad vitium confitionem a...

Surveying.- Benese (Richard) This boke sheweth the maner of measurynge of all maner of lande, as well of woodlande, as of lande in the felde, firs...

Columella (Lucius Junius Moderatus) and Rutilius Taurus Palladius. Das ackerwerck...zweyer hocherfarner Roemer haltet inn allen veldbaw von getrey...

Palladius (Rutilius Taurus) Della agricoltura tradutto volgare accio quelli che non sanno latino, frutto & gran diletto per li suoi brevi & ordin...

André Simon copy.- Alonso de Herrera (Gabriel) Libro da agricultura, collation: [cross]4 a-z8 2z8 Ɔ6 (lacking final blank), double column, title i...

Crescentiis (Petrus de) Le livre des prouffitz cha[m]pestres et ruraulx, collation: A8 B4 C-Z8, double column, title in red and black and with lar...

Surveying.- Fitzherbert (John) Surveyinge, collation: A-H8 (but lacks colophon leaf H8), printed almost entirely in black letter, title within woo...

Geoponica, Greek.- Γεωπονικα. De re rustica selectorum libri XX. Graeci, Constantino quidem Caesari nuncupati, ... Io Alexandri Brassicani opera i...

Geoponica, Latin. Constantini Caesaris selectarum praeceptionum, de Agricultura Libri viginti, translated by Janus Cornarius, collation: a-z8, A-B...

Geoponica, Latin.- Cassii Dionysii Vticensis de Agricultura Libri XX. Desyderati diu, & Falso hactenus Constntino caes. adscripti. Iano Cornario M...

Crescentiis (Petrus de) Le Bon Mesnaiger, collation: ã6 A-X AA-HH6, double column, Gothic letter, title in red and black, a few large and small w...

Fitzherbert (John) The Boke of Husbandry, collation: A8 B-M8 N2, printed almost entirely in black letter, title within woodcut border incorporatin...

Fitzherbert (John) The Boke of Husbandry, collation: A6 B-M8 N2 (lacking G4), almost entirely printed in black letter, title within woodcut archit...

Alonso de Herrera (Gabriel) Libro de agricultura, collation: [cross]2 a-z8 2z8 Ɔ8, double column, title in red and black and within composite wood...

Crescentiis (Petrus de) Pietro Crescentio D'agricoltura. Doue si contiene il modo di coltiuare la terra, seminare, & inserir gli arbori, collation...

Cesar (Constantin) Les XX livres de Constantin Cesar, ausquels sont traictes les bons enseignemens d'Agriculture, collation: A-Q6 R4, title within...

Palladius (Rutilius Taurus) De re rustica libri XIIII, collation: Aa-Mm8, title with woodcut printer's device, initial spaces with guide-letters, ...

Victorius (Petrus) Explicationes suarum in Catonem, Varronem, Columellam castigationum, collation: a-i8, fine copy in early 20th century calf, gil...

Columella (Lucius Junius Moderatus) De l'Agricoltura. Libri XII, collation: *8, *4, A-Z8, AA-KK8, woodcut printer's device to title and at end, di...

Fitzherbert (John) The Boke of Husbandry, collation: A6 B-M8 N4 (lacking final leaf N4, probably blank), almost entirely printed in black letter, ...

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