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NOT the least notable feature of the Rothamsted Experimental Station is the library, containing as it does probably the most complete collection in existence of ancient and modern books (in all languages) on agriculture. The number of ancient books, in particular, is remarkable, including, it may be noted, copies of such treasures as Crescentius' “Liber ruralium com-modorum,” the first printed book on agriculture. Of this the library possesses a fine illuminated folio, bearing the insignia of Sigismund II. of Poland, and a unique early edition of Fitzherbert (circa 1523).
Rothamsted Experimental Station Library.
Catalogue of the Printed Books on Agriculture published between 1471 and 1840; with Notes on the Authors by Mary S. Aslin. Pp. 331 + 22 plates. (Harpenden, Herts: Rothamsted Experimental Station, 1926.) Paper, 10s.; cloth, 12s.
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Rothamsted Experimental Station Library . Nature 117, 751 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/117751b0
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