Herbarius i[n] latino cu[m] figuris.
Veldener, Johann,active 1473-1486,printer.
Buchan, John,active 17th century,former owner.StEdNL
Sutherland, James,approximately 1638-1719,former owner.StEdNL
Fenn, David William,active 17th century,former owner.StEdNL
[Leuven : Johann Veldener,
1486]
This work is undated, but generally believed to have been printed after 16 February 1486.
Includes 150 woodcut illustrations of plants. Ornamental title border surrounding two lions holding a large blank shield. Above the title in the border are two smaller shields, one is blank, the other contains the printer's device.
Another copy also acquired by the Advocates Library as part of James Sutherland's library was sold as a duplicate and subsequently found its way to the library of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. See G.D. Hargreaves, A Catalogue of Medical Incunabula in Edinburgh Libraries (Edinburgh, 1976), page 29, no. 54.
Signatures: [1]⁴ [2-19]⁸ [20-22]⁶.
With manuscript annotations throughout.
ISTC
BM 15th cent.,
Goff
Becher, K. Early herbals,
Lists of fifteenth century books in Edinburgh libraries,
Hillyard, B. Acquisitions of Incunables by the Advocates Library before 1808,
17th century inscription on recto of first leaf present: Johne Buchan with my hand. An earlier ownership inscription at the head of this leaf has been scored out: David William Fenn[?] m... ... possidet. Acquired by the Advocates Library in 1707 as part of James Sutherland's collection.
Full leather with gilt tooled border of 2 lines with floral corners on front and back boards, gilt tooled turn-ins, gilt edges and marbled endpapers. Watermark date of 1817 on back flyleaf.
Herbals
Herbs
Botany, Medical
Belgium Leuven.