The collection of botanical letters to Mikael H. Foslie in the Gunnerus Library: a catalogue

Abstract

The catalogue includes records of letters in the Gunnerus Library received by the renowned expert on coralline algae, Mikael H. Foslie, during 1884-1909. Nearly 2000letters have been analysed and the information categorized in order to make the content of the letters more readily available for studies in taxonomy and the history of science. A Web version of the catalogue will be available in 2006.