The drawings of Antoine Nicolas Duchesne for his Natural History of the Gourds
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The drawings of Antoine Nicolas Duchesne for his Natural History of the Gourds

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The drawings of Antoine Nicolas Duchesne for his Natural History of the Gourds

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For the first time, this book makes available to a wide readership, not only to an educated audience, high-resolution reproductions of all the 258 paintings of gourds of the genus Cucurbita, figuring about a hundred cultivars, kept at the BibliothÚque centrale of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, made in the 18th century by the talentuous Antoine Nicolas Duchesne, of the Royal Garden in Versailles, a forerunner of genetics and evolution. This book by Dr. Harry Paris, a leading expert of Cucurbitaceae, is written both in English and French and is aimed at scientists (e.g., botanists, geneticists, agronomists, horticulturists, science historians) as well as more general readers including gardeners, above all those very numerous fond of cultivated plants, particularly of Cucurbitaceae. Its large format (320 x 440 mm), the diversity and magnificence of its plates and the beauty of its presentation will also attract bibliophiles. This volume is not only the first publication to contain Duchesne's naming and classification of the three economically most important species of Cucurbita, it also contains Duchesne's summary of his investigations with this genus. The plates are accompanied by reprinting of appropriate abstracts from Duchesne's Essai sur l'histoire naturelle des courges together with, by Harry Paris, commentaries on the illustrations with an analysis of existing published and unpublished documents concerning these plates. As for his work on strawberries, here once again is stressed the unfailing tenaciousness and extraordinary sense of observation of Antoine Nicolas Duchesne coupled with quite original and premonitory evolutionary ideas.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Bibliographic informations
  3. First pages
  4. Notes
  5. Table of contents
  6. Liminary
  7. Foreword
  8. Préface
  9. Prologue
  10. Prologue
  11. Biography of Antoine Nicolas Duchesne
  12. Biographie d’Antoine Nicolas Duchesne
  13. The Essai sur l’Histoire Naturelle des Courges
  14. L’Essai sur l’Histoire Naturelle des Courges
  15. Introduction
  16. Introduction
  17. The Genus Cucurbita
  18. Le Genre Cucurbita
  19. Glossary and Translation of Terms used
  20. Glossaire et traduction des termes utilisés
  21. The Experiments to Define the Species of Cucurbita
  22. Les expériences pour définir les espÚces de Cucurbita
  23. Context of the Drawings
  24. Contexte des planches
  25. Duchesne’s general remarks on the Pepos
  26. Remarques générales de Duchesne sur les pépons
  27. Drawings series 1-13. Plates 1-26
  28. Dessins séries 1-13. Planches 1-26
  29. Drawings series 14-31. Plates 27-44
  30. Dessins séries 14-31. Planches 27-44
  31. Drawings series 32-44, 46, 47. Plates 45-67, 69-80
  32. Dessins séries 32-44, 46, 47. Planches 45-67, 69-80
  33. Drawings series 45, 48-79. Plates 68, 81-156
  34. Dessins séries 45, 48-79. Planches 68, 81-156
  35. Drawings series 80-93. Plates 157-228
  36. Dessins séries 80-93. Planches 157-228
  37. Drawings series 94-96. Plates 229-232
  38. Dessins séries 94-96. Planches 229-232
  39. Drawings series 97-98. Plates 233-237
  40. Dessins séries 97-98. Planches 233-237
  41. Remaining drawings: Plates 238-257
  42. Les dessins restants. Planches 238-257
  43. One last drawing. Plate 258
  44. Un dernier dessin. Planche 258
  45. Conclusions
  46. Conclusions
  47. Epilogue
  48. Épilogue
  49. Drawings of Antoine Nicolas Duchesne: n°1-128
  50. Drawings of Antoine Nicolas Duchesne: n°129-258
  51. Acknowledgements
  52. Remerciements
  53. References / Bibliographie
  54. Index of scientific names / Index des noms scientifiques
  55. Annexe