Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Hooker, William, 1779-1832

Title:

Pomona Londinensis [electronic resource] : London, 1818 / William Hooker.

Published / Created:

[Oakland, Calif.] : Octavo, 2003.

Physical Description:

1 CD-ROM : col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Holdings:

Reference Library
VIM 17

Copyright Status:

Classification:

Computer Files

Notes:

Title from opening screen.

Original t.p.: Pomona Londinensis : containing colored engravings of the most esteemed fruits cultivated in the British gardens : with a descriptive account of each variety. Vol. I / by William Hooker ; assisted ... by the president and members, and sanctioned by the patronage of, the Horticultural Society of London.

1 continuous PDF file.

Digital facsimile of the 46 cm. edition published W. Hooker and sold by J. Harding, from a copy in the collection of the California Academy of Sciences. Transcription is searchable.

Contents:

Commentary / Ian Jackson -- The fruit garden display'd / Ian Jackson -- Notes on the fruits of Pomona Londinensis / C.T. Kennedy -- Binding and collation -- Book images, Pomona Londinensis -- Transcription.

Subject Terms:

Fruit -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works -- Databases. | Fruit-culture -- Great Britain -- Databases.

Contributors:

Jackson, Ian, 1978– | Kennedy, C. T. | Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain) | Octavo Corporation.