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[Front Matter for Ampélographie: Traité Général de Viticulture, Tome 4] (open access)

[Front Matter for Ampélographie: Traité Général de Viticulture, Tome 4]

Front matter (title pages) listing authors and contributors for the fourth volume of a book about ampelography (botanical classification of grape vines).
Date: 1905
Creator: Viala, Pierre, 1859-1936 & Vermorel, V. (Victor), 1848-1927
System: The Portal to Texas History
World's Fair of Paris 1889: Commemorative Certificate (open access)

World's Fair of Paris 1889: Commemorative Certificate

Certificate from the 1889 World's Fair in Paris commemorating an exhibit of vines by Thomas Munson. The text is bordered by detailed illustrations including cherubs or angels at the top, on either side of a coat of arms labeled "equality"; columns on either side with dates and text labels 1789 at left (with "liberty" at the top and "commerce" at the bottom) and 1889 at right (with "brotherhood" at top and "industry" at bottom); and book below the text, held open by a branch and ribbon.
Date: 1889
Creator: Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France)
System: The Portal to Texas History