COURS D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE.
BOURNISIEN, L. S.
[circa 1790] [Manuscript] 18th century (circa. 1790?) 8vo. 9 volumes in paper wraps of lecture notes for a course on natural history. 419p. Includes a number of pen and ink drawings. Elegant script of author makes for easy reading of this extensive collection of thoughts on natural history in the 18th century. The course is divided into three areas: Mineralogie; Regne Vegetal (124p.); Regne Animal (195 p.). There are two small,tipped in drawings of experimental equipment and three full page drawings of crystal structure in Mineralogie, an index and two tables with Linnean and Tournefort systems of classification in Regne Vegetal, and 6 tipped in drawings in Regne animal. The later drawings deal with anatomical structure and several organs such as heart. Scarce collection of original notes used by Bournisien. Very Good Original Wraps (Item ID: 0000167)
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