Theodore Bibliandri’s translation of Machumetis saracenorum principis, Image courtesy of St Edmundsbury Cathedral. A title page of the Latin translation of the Qur'an, printed in Basel by Johann Oporinus, Nikolaus Brylinger in 1543. This copy was donated to the St James parochial library in Bury St Edmunds in 1595. The marginal notation at the bottom of the page, also in Latin, describes this gift. It reads: "non mihi sed omnibus H. Blagge."

📚Explore the storied lives of Suffolk's parochial library collections in a new blog post: 'Non mihi sed omnibus: Suffolk’s Last Parochial Libraries' by current MLitt student @standrewshist.bsky.social Emily Wildish.📚

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Spatial distribution of Rock’s botanical specimen collection in provinces (a), cities (b) and counties (c) in China.

Distribution of α-diversity indices for the plants collected by Rock in China.

【EDITOR'S CHOICE】
An #EcologicalPerspective on Joseph Rock’s (1884–1962) plant collection activities in China📖

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