[Rarebooks] FS: 1604 Hand-colored Herbal & Medical-Scientific Encyclopedia with sections on distilling, etc.

[Charles Agvent]

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LONICER  (LONITZER), Adam. KREUTERBUCH. KUNSTLICHE CONTERFEYTUNGE  DER
BAUME,  STAUDEN, HECKEN, KREUTER, GETREYDE, GEWURTZE.... Frankfort: S.
Latomus  for V. Steinmeyer 1604. Two parts in one volume with separate
title  pages.  Small  folio (7-1/2" x 12-1/8") bound  in  contemporary
vellum,  lacking the ties; [14], 1-382 [missing 20-23], [3] pages.  An
early  edition  of one of the most popular herbals of the  time  and a
richly  illustrated  scientific and medical  encyclopedia.  Eventually
over  twenty editions were published, the last in 1783. This copy  has
its  approximately  800  woodcuts all with  early  hand-coloring.  The
woodcuts  are  mainly  botanical, but the final section of  70  leaves
includes  birds,  mammals,  and related subjects.  Also  depicted  are
scenes  of farming, mining, and distilling. Nissen 1228; Pritzel 5599.
This  copy  lacks four leaves (D2-D5) and has a small, faint  dampmark
to  the bottom right hand corner of the last 70 leaves. The last  leaf
of  the register with some damage to the margin resulting in a  slight
loss  of text. The original coloring, as expected, is rather crude and
bold  and altogether striking. Other than lacking 4 leaves, Near  Fine
with excellent old color.                                   $12,500.00


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