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Istanbul: Turkiye Is Bankasi Kultur Yayinlari, 2013. Paperback. New. 24x34 cm. In English and Turkish. 2 volumes set: 1119 p. Original bdg. In publisher's special slip case. In English and Turkish. B/w and colour ills. [Rooted in Istanbul's Kadıköy district of 108 years ago and having awaited salvage from the musty cupboards; of Saint Joseph High School, this remarkable work, along with the wisdom and years of labour that nourished it,is finally in the hands of the scientific world. In 1905; three frères (priest-teachers) at Saint Joseph High School in Istanbul – Pasteur Luis, Idinaël-Simon and Jean Marie Reynaud – and their pupils began to collect plants from both sides of the Bosphorus; particularly around Kadıköy. Their aim was to create a comprehensive herbarium (plant collection). Before drying the first specimens, the frères classified them according to the biologic and botanic knowledge of the day, and then recorded this information on specially-prepared labels. The frères pursued…
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The Historic Plant Collection of Istanbul's Saint Joseph High School.= Istanbul Saint Joseph Lisesi Tarihi Bitki Koleksiyonu. 2 volumes set. Hardcover - 2013
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- Title The Historic Plant Collection of Istanbul's Saint Joseph High School.= Istanbul Saint Joseph Lisesi Tarihi Bitki Koleksiyonu. 2 volumes set.
- Author Prep. by MEHMET SAKINÇ.
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- Language ENG
- Publisher Türkiye Is Bankasi Kültür Yayinlari, Istanbul
- Date 2013
- ISBN 9786053608707
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Istanbul: Türkiye Is Bankasi Kültür Yayinlari, 2013. Hardcover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original bdg. In publisher's special slip-case. 4to. (35 x 25 cm). In English and Turkish. Many color and b/w plates. 2 volumes set: (1119 p.). In 1905, three frères (priest-teachers) at Saint Joseph High School in Constantinople - and their pupils began to collect plants from both sides of the Bosphorus, particularly around Kadiköy. Their aim was to create a comprehensive herbarium (plant collection). Before drying the first specimens, the frères classified them according to the biologic and botanic knowledge of the day, and then recorded this information on specially-prepared labels. The frères pursued their endeavour, despite occasional interruptions, until the mid-1970s. The result was a 2,253-specimen herbarium from Istanbul-Kadiköy and its environs: the first and only extant such collection. Continuing the European tradition of taking…
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