48. APRILIS, Aprill hat XXX. Tage

Information

Title
48. APRILIS, Aprill hat XXX. Tage
Record type
Digitised Book Plate Collection
Original Reference
BP/10247-1001/6
Date
1645
Scope & content
Black and white engraved plate depicting activities during the month of April. Gardeners prepare a walled garden for the spring, sewing seeds, digging and raking the paths. The garden is adjacent to a moated house. Farmers work in the fields nearby. With a zodiacal figure in the sky. The book plate bears the imprint 'Apprillis'. From the book 'Oeconomia ruralis et domestica' by Johann Coler
Level
Item
Extent
1 item
Is part of
Oeconomia ruralis et domestica
Subjects
April
spring
gardeners
planting
ploughing
taurus symbols
landscape format
engravings
Repository
Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Credit Line
RHS Lindley Collections
Usage terms
Public Domain