Author: TURPIN, Pierre François Joseph (1775-1840).:
Title: Organographie végétale. Observations sur quelques végétaux microscopiques, et sur le rôle important que leurs analogues jouent dans la formation et l'accroissement du tissu cellulaire.
Description: Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. [Paris], 14 (1827): pp. 15-67, many hand-coloured figures on 1 finely engraved folding plate drawn by the author and engraved by Victor. 4to, 27.3cm. Old plain wrappers, uncut. Some faint foxing to text but the wonderful plate in excellent state. - As a botanical artist, Turpin achieved a fame equal to that of Redouté. His botanical research reflected the broad scientific concerns of his time, he defended the idea of organ types in a number of works. The present paper deals especially with lichens. - Dict. Scient. Biog., XIII, p. 505.

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