Seven mulberry leaves, silk, and a surprise in the stacks
A fragile 18th-century curiosity on the subject of sericulture, or silk farming, contained delicate botanical specimens. It can now be widely studied and viewed as a result of our conservation treatment and imaging work.
by Ayse Kaya
https://www.bl.uk/stories/blogs/posts/seven-mulberry-leaves-silk-and-a-surprise-in-the-stacks
![Fig. 2.—No Two Leaves are Alike.
Title: The botanist's repository for new and rare plants; vol. 08 [of 10]
Author: active 1799-1828 Henry Cranke Andrews
A black-and-white botanical line drawing of a branching twig with lobed, serrated leaves of varying sizes. Small spiky clusters are tucked into the leaf joints, and a short bare stem runs along the bottom.](/proxy/post_attachment/446005/14dd07d70b.jpg "Fig. 2.—No Two Leaves are Alike.
Title: The botanist's repository for new and rare plants; vol. 08 [of 10]
Author: active 1799-1828 Henry Cranke Andrews
A black-and-white botanical line drawing of a branching twig with lobed, serrated leaves of varying sizes. Small spiky clusters are tucked into the leaf joints, and a short bare stem runs along the bottom.")