Talk:Xylotheque

Google suggests that xylotheque may, in fact, be the correct spelling. Does anyone with some knowledge of this subject have any input? cbustapeck 16:43, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Agree - Xiloteque is the Spanish spelling (the page was started as a translation of the Spanish wiki page of the same name) - MPF 19:57, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Can someone help me unravel the meaning in this bit: "A xylotheque becomes really interesting and its use is essential as a study tool and a reference to investigations about identification, use and substitution of woods in real state and movable of our cultural patrimony, as well as in preservation and restoration."

Is "real state" meant to be "real estate"? The rest of that sentence is also unclear RomaC 18:35, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Where are the sources for the Xylotheque collections world-wide? In fact where are any of the citations? These are clear numbers who is backing them up? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.187.190.88 (talk) 00:39, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Also why are 'scientific' and 'economic' linked they dont seem that necessary or relevant to discussion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.187.190.88 (talk) 00:44, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

To update

The data about the main xylotheques in the world are completely obsolete, see fr:Xylothèque. - Cymbella (talk) 21:09, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

Xylarium?

Is there a difference between a xylotheque and a xylarium? Xylarium is the term I'm more familiar with. Xylotheque gets more Google hits. It seems the uses of "xylotheque" are more historical while "xylarium" appears more in recent contexts. Plantdrew (talk) 01:32, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

Looking a little further (and looking at Wiki articles in other languages), it appears that xylotheque may be the general term for a wood collection in other languages, while in English it mostly refers to a specific kind of historical wood collection (where wood samples were made to resemble books). Plantdrew (talk) 01:38, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

Plantdrew: I've updated the article based on these comments and more research. Further suggestions welcome because: not a botanist. Alafarge (talk) 23:57, 29 October 2017 (UTC)