Digitizing Project: An Oak Spring Flora - Preview

An Oak Spring Flora is the third book in the Garden Library series.

Preview the following pages: Contents, List of Illustrations, and entry #20, Julius Francois De Geest (c.1639-1699), click here to view the entire De Geest manuscript.

"Countless imaginative creations have found their expressions in flowers, and the cycle of their life has the strength of sensual pleasure with their scent, fruits and seeds. Their presence inspires our tired spirits with their fragile being, and allow our minds to go beyond its earthly limits. Poets and lovers wander into their secret relms, hoping for permission to share a part of their mystery. My collection of books gathered over the years since my childhood was picked one by one for its unique quality and interest, not as part of a long list of well-known flower books."
(Rachel Lambert Mellon, January 1997, Preface, An Oak Spring Flora)