De historia stirpium commentarii insignes, maximis impensis et vigiliis elaborati, adiectis earundem vivis plusquam quingentis imaginibus, nunquam antea ad naturae imitationem artificiosius effictis & expressis, /
Fuchs, Leonhart,1501-1566.
Urdale, John,active 16th century,former owner.StEdNL
Eubank, Henry,active 17th century,former owner.StEdNL
Basileae, : In Officina Isingriniana,,
anno Christi M. D. XLII. [1542]
With portraits of the author, the designers, and the engraver. Probably the first book which contains not only the names, but also the portraits of its illustrators (Cf. Becher).
Above imprint: Cautum praeterea est inuictissimi Caroli Imperatoris decreto, ne quis alius impunè usquam locorum hos de stirpium historia commentarios excudat, iuxtatenorem priuilegij antè à nobis euulgati.
Page 473 misnumbered 476 and vice versa. Page 596 is misnumbered 569.
Includes index.
With a final blank leaf.
Bird, D.T. 16th cent. medical books,
Becher, K. Early herbals,
Kelly, W. A. Catalogue of James Sutherland's library,
Pritzel
Hunt botanical cat.,
Inscription on title page in contemporary hand: Jo. [Urdale?] praye for grace. In 17th century hand: Henr[y] Eubancus.
Botany
Botany, Medical