Xylotheque
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A xylotheque or xylothek is special form of herbarium that consists of a collection of authenticated wood specimens. It is also known as a xylarium. Traditionally, xylotheque specimens were in the for
Strahov Monastery Xylotheque (1825)
Volumes in a xylotheque in Lilienfeld, Austria
Interior of the Xiloteque Manuel Soler, in Dénia (Spain)
Romeyn Beck Hough
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Romeyn Beck Hough was an American physician and botanist, who is best known for creating The American Woods, a 14-volume collection of wood samples from forest species across North America. His botani
Xylotheque
…book-like volumes. Examples are the famous series of Querschnitte von hundert Holzarten... edited by Hermann von Nördlinger and American Woods edited by Romeyn Beck Hough. An alternative form of xylotheque found in Japan and elsewhere featured paintings of the plant parts rather than actual field specimens…
c. 1916 photograph of Romeyn Beck Hough displaying sections from American Woods. Behind are magic lantern slides.
Sugar maple from The American Woods containing (from top to bottom) transverse, radial and tangential sections. The image on the right shows light passing through the specimen, which allows examination of fine structures with a microscope.
Quercus rubra from The American Woods