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Figure 6

From: Tracing the introduction history of the tulip that went wild (Tulipa sylvestris) in sixteenth-century Europe

Figure 6

French Tulipa sylvestris came to northern Europe from Montpellier. Plants from this original material are probably depicted in the woodcut that accompanied the first scientific description of T. sylvestris published in 1568 by Rembert Dodoens. Biodiversity Heritage Library (a). The model used for this woodcut was a watercolor illustration from 1565-1568/9, which is part of the famous Libri Picturati collection. Jagiellonian Library Krakow, A30.056v (b).

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