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De historia stirpium commentarii insignes : maximis impensis et uigiliis elaborati, adiectis earundem uiuis plusquam quingentis imaginibus, nunquam antea ad naturae imitationem artificiosius effictis & expressis / <U+01C2>c Leonharto Fuchsio medico hac nostra aetate longè clarissimo, autore. Regiones peregrinas pleriq[ue], alij alias, sumptu ingenti, studio indefesso, nec sine discrimine uirae nonnunquam, adierunt, ut simplicium materiae cognoscendae facultatem compararent sibi: eam tibi materiam uniuersam summo & impensarum & temporis compendio, procul discrimine omni, tanquam in uiuo iucundissimoq́[ue] uiridario, magna cum uoluptate, hinc cognoscere licebit. Accessit ijs succincta admodum uocum difficilium & obscurarum passim in hoc opere occurrentium explicatio. Vnà cum quadruplici indice, quorum primus quidem stirpium nomenclaturas Graecas, alter Latinas, tertius officinis seplasiariorum & herbarijs usitatas, quartus Germanicas continebit

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De historia stirpium commentarii insignes : maximis impensis et uigiliis elaborati, adiectis earundem uiuis plusquam quingentis imaginibus, nunquam antea ad naturae imitationem artificiosius effictis & expressis / <U+01C2>c Leonharto Fuchsio medico hac nostra aetate longè clarissimo, autore. Regiones peregrinas pleriq[ue], alij alias, sumptu ingenti, studio indefesso, nec sine discrimine uirae nonnunquam, adierunt, ut simplicium materiae cognoscendae facultatem compararent sibi: eam tibi materiam uniuersam summo & impensarum & temporis compendio, procul discrimine omni, tanquam in uiuo iucundissimoq́[ue] uiridario, magna cum uoluptate, hinc cognoscere licebit. Accessit ijs succincta admodum uocum difficilium & obscurarum passim in hoc opere occurrentium explicatio. Vnà cum quadruplici indice, quorum primus quidem stirpium nomenclaturas Graecas, alter Latinas, tertius officinis seplasiariorum & herbarijs usitatas, quartus Germanicas continebit


Published 1542
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509 full page woodcuts (included in pagination); portraits of author (title page verso) and illustrators (penultimate leaf recto).

Probably the first book which contains not only the names, but also the ports. of its illustrators. See Klebs. A catalogue of early herbals. 1925, no. 72.

Illustrated by Heinricus Füllmaurer, Albertus Meyer ("pictores") and Vitus Rodolph. Speckle ("sculptor").

Woodcut publisher's device on title page and colophon, with motto: Palma Ising.

Initials; side-notes. Some text printed in double columns.

Includes indexes and a glossary.

Errata on final p.

citation/reference: Adams F1099

citation/reference: Horblit, H.D. Grolier 100 science books, 33b

citation/reference: Dibner Library. Heralds of science (1980 ed.), 19

citation/reference: Stafleu & Cowan. Taxonomic lit., 1909

Names of plants in Latin, Greek and German.

509 full page woodcuts (included in pagination); portraits of author (title page verso) and illustrators (penultimate leaf recto)

Probably the first book which contains not only the names, but also the ports. of its illustrators. See Klebs. A catalogue of early herbals. 1925, no. 72

Illustrated by Heinricus Füllmaurer, Albertus Meyer ("pictores") and Vitus Rodolph. Speckle ("sculptor")

Woodcut publisher's device on title page and colophon, with motto: Palma Ising

Initials; side-notes. Some text printed in double columns

Includes indexes and a glossary

Errata on final p

Adams

Horblit, H.D. Grolier 100 science books

Dibner Library. Heralds of science (1980 ed.)

Stafleu & Cowan. Taxonomic lit.

SCDIRB copy 39088002949543 has bookplates: 1. Ex libris H.C.L. Morris M.D.; 2. Burndy Library ... gift of Bern Dibner

SCDIRB copy has light hand-coloring on a few of the plant illustrations

SCDIRB copy has an antique-style binding (probably 19th century) of deeply blind-panel-stamped leather with raised bands, gilt-lettered spine, and all edges gilt. Signed: Bound by Lloyd, London. Housed in a modern linen clamshell box with printed brown paper spine labels


Publisher Basileae : In officina Isingriniana
Year anno Christi MDXLII [1542]
Pages 940
Possible copyright status Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.
Language Latin
Call number 39088002949543
Digitizing sponsor Biodiversity Heritage Library
Book contributor Smithsonian Libraries
Collection biodiversity; smithsonian

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