James Young (1862-1934) was Curator of the Christchurch Botanic Gardens from 1908-1933, having trained in England and worked in Victoria, Australia. As an expert on roses—the Christchurch Botanic Gardens rosery was probably the largest in…
First published in 1696, this short history by the Anglican churchman and scholar, Basil Kennett, recounts the rise, progress, and decay of Ancient Rome eighty years before Gibbon's Decline and fall …. A popular publication, it was reprinted no…
This publication by Amsterdam publisher and engraver Peter Schenk is typical of those that were appearing at the turn of the 18th century. The page shown depicts the ruins of the aqueduct the Aqua Marcia. It conveyed water to both the baths of…
Lower right (l.r.) in pencil: D. Lusk 1979; verso mount in ink: Rodney Kennedy with “Vicarage Bed”, painting by Anne Hamblett (circa 1937) McCahon. Doris Lusk. June 1979. w/colour pencil; in pencil unknown hand: Please leave attached. Holland;…