Serres, Olivier de, seigneur du Pradel (1539-1619) 
For biography see; Frangois de Neufchateau, 
Nicolas Louis, "Eloge d’Olivier de Serres, sei¬ 
gneur du Pradel" (in Serres, Olivier de. Le the 
atre d'agriculture et mesnage des champs# Nouv# 
ed# Paris, 1804-05# t#l, p.xix-xlvj); Ginet, J# 
"A la m^moire d’Olivier des Serres (1539-1619)" 
(in Congres du Chataignier, Aubenas, 1935, Mem# 
et Rapp# p#246-254)j Vaschalde, Henry# "Olivier 
de Serres #•# sa vie et ses travaux, documents 
inddits" (Paris, 1886# 232 p#) 
The following references are especially con¬ 
cerned with Olivier de Serres as a pomologist; 
Bunyard, E# A#, in Card# Chron#, (3) 54:149-150 
(Aug, 20, 1918); Dupetit-Thouars, L# M, A#, 
in Michaud, Biog# Univ#, Nouv# ed,, 39:122-126; 
Liron d'Airoles, J# de, in Barrel, Rev# Hort#, 
2:138^140 (1867) 
Excellent critical descriptions of the works 
of Serres are given by J, B# Euzard, "Notice bib 
liographique des diffdrentes Editions du Theatre 
d’agriculture d’Olivier de Serres" (in Serres, 
Olivier de# le theatre d'agriculture et mesnage 
des champs# Nouv. ed# Paris, 1804-05# t.2, p# 
xxj-xlij), Huzard had mai^ issues of this work 
in his own library, and they are marked with an 
asterisk in this bibliography# There is also a 
"Catalogue des livres de J# B# Huzard" (Paris, 
1842), from which the editions of Serres owned 
by Huzard were checked by Vicaire in his ’’Bib¬ 
liographic gastronomique" (1890), p#788-789# 
In the following list of editions most of 
those that were in possession of Huzard are so 
marked, altho in many cases we do not know of 
any copy now in existence, in order to fix re¬ 
sponsibility for bibliographical details which 
appear very minute and elusive# Many of these 
editions, no doubt, are in the Bib# Nat# Paris; 
but it has been possible to locate only two of 
them, by means of references from editors, Ac# 
