Leonardi Rauwolffi Flora Orientalis, Sive Recensio Plantarum, Quas Ipse Annis 1573 - 1574 Et 1575 In Syria, Arabia, Mesopotamia, Babylonia, Assyria, A

In this seminal work, Rauwolf describes his travels throughout the Middle East in the 16th century and his observations on the plant life he found there. With detailed descriptions and illustrations, this book is a vital historical record of the region's flora and a seminal work in the field of botany.