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JOHNSTONE, William Grossart.
Alexander Croall.
The Nature-printed British Sea-Weeds.
Originally published 1859-1860 as part of Bradbury and Evans's series of "Nature-Printed Botanical Works.". There were very few nature printed books issued; this is Henry Evans's second title, the first being "The Ferns of Great Britain). The process that Bradbury employed to print the set plates was first developed in 1853 by Alois Auer, Director of the Government Printing Office of Vienna. Bradbury learned the details of the process in Vienna and was the first to employ them in England. The plates were produced by passing the object to be reproduced between a steel plate and a lead plate, through two rollers. The high pressure exerted embeds the object into the lead plate. Colored inks are then applied to this stamped lead plate, and then a print is produced.
- Published
- London: Bradbury and Evans, 11 Bouverie Street. 1859-60.
- Plates
- 225
- Binding/Size
- S=8vo
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: Bradbury and Evans, 11 Bouverie Street. 1859-60.
- Ref
- 459
In four volumes. 4to. (6.5" x 10"). Each vol. has a separate ornamental title page. Vol. I. xv + 188pp. [8] B-Z4 2A-2B2. Vol. II. advertisements [2] ix + 203 pp. [6] B-Z4 2A-2D2. Vol. III. xi + 200 pp. [5] + B-Z4 2A-2C4. VoI.IV. xiv +[i] + 324 pp. [7] B-Z4 2A-2T2. The four volumes illustrated with 207 colour plates numbered in a continuous sequence, one additional unnumbered colour plate in addenda, and one additional monochrome plate in glossary = 209 plates. Bound in publisher's green cloth gilt with original gutta-percha type binding, this set has been professionally re-sewn and re-cased, reusing the original blind-stamped and gilt decorated binding cases. Ornamental borders to upper and lower boards and ornamental gilt title vignettes incorporating tridents anchors and seaweed fronds on spines and upper boards. Traces of fading and dampness on parts of binding and damp stain on the ornamental title and title page of volume two. Otherwise in fine condition with plates and text without the usual foxing or binding problems, which are so often encountered with this work. Various attempts with mixed success had been made to take prints directly from natural specimens of plants before Bradbury, but a more successful process was developed in 1853 by Alois Auer, Director of the Government Printing Office of Vienna. Bradbury, while in Vienna, visited the Printing Office and noted the methods which had been refined by Auer's assistant. With his own refinements, he developed the method to a high degree. Referred to as Nature Printing, the process involved placing the object to be reproduced between a steel plate and a lead plate and passing these through two rollers. High pressure impressed the object, a leaf or seaweed frond, into the lead plate with an extraordinary amount of detail. Coloured ink was applied to the lead plate, and a copy was produced in a press. Several colours could be applied where required and all printed together from one press pull. Few books were printed by this method, and 'The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland' published in 1857 and 'The Nature-Printed British Seaweeds are the principal examples. Bradbury's early death by suicide slowed interest in the process, and photography and later x-rays superseded it all together; however the quality and craft involved in printing these magnificent plates has never been surpassed, and they are still regarded as accurate scientific illustrations. Coloured plates in order: Volume 1. Rhodospermeae. 1. Title page. 2. Odonthalia Dentata. - Lyngb. 3. Rhodomela Subfusca. - Ag. 4. Rhodomela Lycopodioides. - Ag. 5. Chondria Dasyphlla. - Ag. 6. Chondria Tenuissima. - Harv. 7. Bostrychia Scorpioides. - Mont. 8. Rytiphlaea Complanata. - Ag. 9. Rytiphlaea Fruticulosa. _ Harv. 10. Rytiphlaea Pinastroides - Ag. 11. Rytiphlaea Thuyoides. - Harv. 12. Polysiphonia Urceolata. - Grev. 13. Polysiphonia Formosa. - Suhr. 14. Polysiphonia Fibrata. - Harv. 15. Polysiphonia Elongella. - Harv. 16. Polysiphonia Elongella. - Grev. 17. Polysiphonia Violacea. - Grev. 18. Polysiphonia Fibrillosa. - Grev. 19. Polysiphonia Brodlaei. - Grev. 20. Polysiphonia Variegata. - Ag. 21. Polysiphonia Nigrescens. - Grev. 22. Polysiphonia Subulifera. - Ag. 23. Polysiphonia Atro-Rubescens. - Grev. 24. Polysiphonia Furcellata. - Harv. 25. Polysiphonia Fastigiata. - Grev. 26. Polysiphonia Parasitica. - Grev. 27. Polysiphonia Byssoides. - Grev. 28. Dasya Coccinea. - Ag. 29. Dasya Arbuscula. - Ag. 30. Dasya Venusta. - Harv. 31. Dasya Ocellata. - Harv. 32. Bonnemaisonia Asparagoides. - Ag. 33. Laurencia Obtusa. - Lamour. 34. Laurencia Pinnatifida. - Lamour. 35. Laurencia Caespitosa. - Lamour. 36. Lomentaria Ovalis. - Endl. 37. Lomentaria Kaliformis. - Gaill. 38. Champia Parvula. - Harv. 39. Corallina Officinalis. - Linn. 40. Corallina Squamata. - Park. 41. Jania Rubens. - Lamour. 42. Jania Corniculata. - Lamour. 43. Melobesia Polymorpha. - Lamour. 44. Delesseria Alata. - Lamour. 45. Angustissima. - Turner. 46. Delesseria Hypoglossum. - Ag. 47. Delesseria Ruscifolia. - Lamour. 48. Delesseria Sinuosa. - Lamour. 49. Nitophyllum Bonnemaisoni. - Grev. 50. Nitophyllum Gmelini. - Grev. 51. Nitophyllum Hilliae. - Grev. 52. Nitophyllum Laceratum. - Grev. 53. Nitophyllum Punctatum. - Grev. 54. Nitophyllum Versicolor. - Harv. 55. Calliblepharis Ciliata. - Kutz. 56. Calliblepharis Jubata. - Kutz. 57. Sphaerococcus Coronopifolius. - Ag. 58. Gracilaria Confervoides. - Grev. 59. Gracilaria Compressa. - Grev. 60. Gracilaria Multipartita. - J. Ag. 61. Gelidium Cartilagineum. - Gaill. 62-64. Gelidium Corneum. - Lamour. 65. Polyides Rotundus. - Grev. 66. Nemaleon Multifidum. - J. Ag. 67. Helminthocladia Purpurea. - J.G. Ag. 68. Helminthora Divaricata. - J.G. Ag. 69. Scinaia Furcellata. - Bivona. 70. Wrangelia Multifida. - J. Ag. 71. Naccaria Wigghii. - Endl. Volume 2. Rhodospermeae. 72. Title page. 73. Wormskioldia Sanguinea. - Spreng. 74-75. Plocamium Coccineum. - Lyngb. 76-77. Rhodymenia Palmetta. - Grev. 78-80. Rhodymenia Palmetta. - Grev. 81. Rhodophyllis Bifida. - Kutz. 82. Euthora Cristata. - J.G. Ag. 83. Stenogramme Interrupta. - Mont. 84. Dumontia Filiformis. Grev. 85. Chylocladia Articulata. - Grev. 86. Chylocladia Clavellosa. - Grev. 87. Chylocladia Rosea. - Harv. 88. Phyllophora Rubens. - Grev. 89. Phyllophora Membranifolia. - J. Ag. 90. Phyllophora Brodiaei. - J. Ag. 91. Phyllophora Palmettoides. - J. Ag. 92. Gymnogongrus Griffithsiae. -Mart. 93. Gymnogongrus Norvegicus. - Lamour. 94. Ahnfeldtia Plicata. - J.G. Ag. 95. Cystoclonium Purpurascens. - Kuntz. 96. Callophyllis Laciniata. - Kutz. 97. Kallymenia Reniformis - J.G. Ag. 98. Gigartina Pistillata. - Lamour. 99. Gigartina Acicularis. - Lamour. 100. Gigartina Mamillosa. - J. Ag. 101-103. Chondrus Crispus. - Lyngb. 104-05. Halymenia Ligulata. - Ag. 106. Furcellaria Fastigiata. - Lamour. 107. Grateloupia Filicina. - Ag. 108. Schizymenia Dubyi. - J.G. Ag. 109. Schizymenia Edulis. - J.G. Ag. 110. Gloiosiphonia Capillaris. - Carm. 111. Spyridia Filamentosa. - Harv. 112. Microcladia Glandulosa. - Grev. 113. Ceramium Rubrum. - Ag. 114. Ceramium Deslongchampii. - Chauv. 115. Ceramium Diaphanum. - Roth. 116. Ceramium Strictum. - Kutz. 117. Ceramium Nodosum. - Griff et Harv. 118. Ceramium Flabelligerum. - J. Ag. 119. Ceramium Echionotum. - J. Ag. 120. Ceramium Acanthonotum. - Carm. 121. Ceramium Ciliatum. - Ducluz. 122. Crouania Attenuata. - J. Ag. 123. Ptilota Plumosa. - Ag. 124. Ptilota Elegans. - Kutz. 125. Griffithsia Equisetifolia. - Ag. 126. Griffithsia Corallina. - Ag. 127. Griffithsia Secundiflora. - J. Ag. 128. Griffithsia Setacea. - Ag. 129. Corynospora Pedicellata. - J.G. Ag. 130. Seirospora Griffithsiana. - Harv. 131. Callithamnion Plumula. - Lyngb. 132. Callithamnion Arbuscula. - Lyngb. 133. Callithamnion Brodiaei. - Harv. 134. Callithamnion Tetragonum. - Ag. 135. Callithamnion Brachiatum. - Bonnem. 136. Callithamnion Tetricum. - Ag. 137. Callithamnion Hookeri. - Ag. 138. Callithamnion Roseum. - Lyngb. 139. Callithamnion Borreri. - Ag. 140. Callithamnion Thuyoideum. - Harv. 141. Callithamnion Corymbosum. - Ag. 142. Callithamnion Granulatum. - J.G. Ag. Volume 3. Melanospermeae. 143. Title page. 144. Halidrys Siliquosa. - Lyngb. 145. Cystoseira Ericoides. - Ag. 146. Cystoseira Granulata. - Ag. 147. Cystoseira Faeniculacea. 148. Cystoseira Fibrosa. - Ag. 149. Pycnophycus Tuberculatus. - Kutz. 150. Fucus Vesiculosus. - Linn. 151. Fucus Ceranoides. - Linn. 152. Fucus Serratus. - Linn. 153. Fucus Nodosus. 154. Fucus Canaliculatus. - Linn. 155. Himanthalia Lorea. - Lyngb. 156. Desmarestia Ligulata. - Lamour. 157-58. Desmarestia Aculeata. - Lamour. 159. Arthrocladia Villosa. - Duby. 160. Sporochnus Pedunculatus. - Ag. 161. Alaria Esculenta. - Grev. 162. Laminaria Digitata. - Lamour. 163. Laminaria Bulbosa. - Lamour. 164. Laminaria Saccharina. - Lamour. 165. Laminaria Phyllitis. - Lamour. 166. Laminaria Fascia. - Ag. 167. Chorda Filum. - Lamour. 168. Chorda Lomentaria. - Lyngb. 169. Cutleria Multifida. - Grev. 170. Haliseris Polypodioides. - Ag. 171. Padina Pavonia. - Lamour. 172. Taonia Atomaria. -Ag. 173. Dictyota Dichotoma. - Lamour. 174. Stilophora Rhizodes. - J. Ag. 175. Stilophora Lyngbyaei. - J. Ag. 176. Dictyosiphon Faeniculaceus. - Grev. 177. Striaria Attenuata. - Grev. 178. Punctaria Latifolia. - Grev. 179. Punctaria Plantaginea. - Grev. 180. Aperococcus Compressus. - Griff. 181. Aperococcus Echinatus. - Grev. 182. Chordaria Flagelliformis. - Ag. 183. Mesogloia Vermicularis. - Ag. 184. Cladostephus Verticillatus. - Ag. 185. Cladostephus Spongiosus. - Ag. 186. Sphacelaria Filicina. - Ag. 187. Sphacelaria Scoparia. - Lyngb. 188. Sphacelaria Plumosa. - Lyngb. 189. Ectocarpus Siliculosus. - Lyngb. 190. Ectocarpus Fasciculatus. - Harv. 191. Ectocarpus Hinckiae. - Harv. 192. Ectocarpus Tomentosus. - Lyngb. 193. Ectocarpus Crinitus. - Carm. 194. Ectocarpus Litoralis. - Lyngb. 195. Ectocarpus Granulosus. - Ag. 196. Ectocarpus Sphaerophoras. - Carm. 197. Ectocarpus Mertensii. - Ag. Volume 4. Chlorospermeae. 198. Title page. 199. Codium Tomentosum. - Stack. 200. Bryopsis Plumosa. - Ag. 201. Bryopsis Hypnoides. - Lamour. 202. Cladophora Pellucida. - Kutz. 203. Cladophora Rectangularis. - Griff. 204. Cladophora Hutchinsiae. - Harv. 205. Cladophora Diffusa. - Harv. 206. Cladophora Rupestris. - Kutz. 207. Cladophora Laetevirens. - Kutz. 208. Cladophora Gracilis. - Griff. 209. Cladophora Refracta. - Kutz. 210. Cladophora Albida. - Kutz. 211. Cladophora lanosa. - Kutz.. 212. Cladophora Arcta. - Kutz. 213. Cladophora Glaucescens. - Harv. 214. Enteromorpha Intestinalis. - Link. 215. Enteromorpha Compressa. - Grev. 216. Enteromorpha Erecta. - Hook. 217. Enteromorpha Ramulosa. - Hook. 218. Ulva Latissima. - Linn. 219. Ulva Lactuca. - Linn. 220. Ulva Linza. - Linn. 221. Porphyra Laciniata. - Ag. 222-23. Porphyra Vulgaris. - Ag. 224. Lyngbya Majuscula. - Harv. 225. Naccaria Hypnoides. - Ag.
