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Paper, Account of [Johannes Philippus] Breynius' 'Historia naturalis Cocci Radicum Tinctorii quod Polonicum vulgo audit' by Richard Middleton Massey

Reference number: CLP/22ii/50

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History of the use of crocus. Book by Breynius [also called Johann Philipp Breyne] published at Gdansk in 1731.

Subject: Botany

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CLP/22ii/50
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Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Richard Myddleton Massey

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Johannes Philippus Breynius

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Richard Myddleton Massey, Johannes Philippus Breynius, Paper, Account of [Johannes Philippus] Breynius' 'Historia naturalis Cocci Radicum Tinctorii quod Polonicum vulgo audit' by Richard Middleton Massey, CLP/22ii/50, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_22ii_50/paper-account-of-johannes-philippus-breynius-historia-naturalis-cocci-radicum-tinctorii-quod-polonicum-vulgo-audit-by-richard-middleton-massey, accessed on 18 April 2026

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