De historia stirpium commentarij insignes maximis impensis et uigilijs elaborati : adiectis earundem uiuis plusquam quingentis imaginibus, nunquam antea ad naturae imitationem artificiosius effictis & expressis / Leonharto Fuchsio medico hac nostra aetate longè clarissimo, autore ; regiones peregrinas pleriq[ue] alij alis sumptu ingenti studio indefesso nec sine discrimine uitae nonnunquam, adierunt, ut simplicium materiae cognoscendae facultatem compararent sibi, eam tibi materiam uniuersam summo & impensarum & temporis compendio, procul discrimine omni, tanquam in uiuo iucundissimoq[ue] uiridario, magna cum uoluptate, hinc cognoscere licebit ; accessit ijs succincta admodum uocum difficilium & obscurarum passim in hoc opere occurrentium explicatio ; unà 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 commentarij insignes maximis impensis et uigilijs elaborati : adiectis earundem uiuis plusquam quingentis imaginibus, nunquam antea ad naturae imitationem artificiosius effictis & expressis / Leonharto Fuchsio medico hac nostra aetate longè clarissimo, autore ; regiones peregrinas pleriq[ue] alij alis sumptu ingenti studio indefesso nec sine discrimine uitae nonnunquam, adierunt, ut simplicium materiae cognoscendae facultatem compararent sibi, eam tibi materiam uniuersam summo & impensarum & temporis compendio, procul discrimine omni, tanquam in uiuo iucundissimoq[ue] uiridario, magna cum uoluptate, hinc cognoscere licebit ; accessit ijs succincta admodum uocum difficilium & obscurarum passim in hoc opere occurrentium explicatio ; unà cum quadruplici indice, quorum primus quidem stirpium nomenclaturas graecas, alter latinas, tertius officinis seplasiariorum & herbarijs usitatas, quartus germanicas continebit.
Created/published
Basileae : In officina Isingriniana, anno Christi MDXLII [1542]
Description
[28], 896, [4] p. : ill., ports. ; 37 cm (fol.)
Associated name
Fuchs, Leonhart, 1501-1566, author.
Füllmaurer, Heinrich, illustrator.
Meyer, Albrecht, illustrator.
Isingrin, M. (Michael), 1500-1557, printer.
Speckle, Veit Rudolph, printmaker.
Dingley, Henry, 1524-1589, former owner.
Massey, Mary P., former owner.
Füllmaurer, Heinrich, illustrator.
Meyer, Albrecht, illustrator.
Isingrin, M. (Michael), 1500-1557, printer.
Speckle, Veit Rudolph, printmaker.
Dingley, Henry, 1524-1589, former owner.
Massey, Mary P., former owner.
Note
"Cautum praeterea est inuictissimi Caroli Imperatoris decreto, ne quis alius impunè usquam locorum hos De stirpium historia commentarios excudat, iuxta tenorem priuilegij antè à nobis euulgati."
Signatures: [alpha]⁶ [beta]⁸ A-Z⁶ a-3f⁶.
Woodcuts: full page illustrations of plants; devices; initials.
Woodcut portraits: Fuchs on title page verso; the artists (Heinricus Ful̈lmaurer and Albertus Meyer) and the engraver (Vitus Rodolph[us] Speckle) on leaf 3f5.
Includes index.
Errata: leaf 3f5v.
Signatures: [alpha]⁶ [beta]⁸ A-Z⁶ a-3f⁶.
Woodcuts: full page illustrations of plants; devices; initials.
Woodcut portraits: Fuchs on title page verso; the artists (Heinricus Ful̈lmaurer and Albertus Meyer) and the engraver (Vitus Rodolph[us] Speckle) on leaf 3f5.
Includes index.
Errata: leaf 3f5v.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1990-1991. Five Years of Acquisitions (catalog p. 15)
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2015. Decoding the Renaissance. November 11, 2014 to February 26, 2015. Opening: last flyleaf.
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2015. Decoding the Renaissance. November 11, 2014 to February 26, 2015. Opening: last flyleaf.
Cited/described in
Pritzel 3138
Nissen, C. Botanische Buchillustration (2. Aufl.), 658
Hunt botanical cat., 48
Adams, H.M. Catalogue of books printed on the continent of Europe, 1501-1600, in Cambridge libraries, F1099
Nissen, C. Botanische Buchillustration (2. Aufl.), 658
Hunt botanical cat., 48
Adams, H.M. Catalogue of books printed on the continent of Europe, 1501-1600, in Cambridge libraries, F1099
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Herbals.
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Place of creation/publication
Switzerland -- Basel.
Item Details
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245- 316f
Folger-specific note
In early mottled calf with a frame of blind fillets, rebacked; edges sprinkled red; final blank? leaf lacking; several illustrations with plant names in manuscript according to the Linnean system. Bookplate: Mary P. Massey.
Call number
245- 323f
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: leaves [alpha]1, A1, B4, B5, E2, E5-F3, G3, H3, I5, P6, Q1, V1, Z2, l4, z3, 2d4, 2n1, 2x2, 3c5, 3f5-3f6 lacking. Many leaves cropped affecting text. In old calf; rebacked; inserted manuscript index and another manuscript leaf in a contemporary hand; three manuscript leaves in a contemporary hand at end; manuscript notes throughout; hand colored woodcuts. Henry Dingley copy with his annotations recording more than 25 plants observed on the banks of the Avon during Shakespeare's childhood.