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MEYER, FREDERICK ET AL; LEONHART FUCHS The Great Herbal of LEONHART FUCHS
Meyer, Frederick G., Emily Emmart Trueblood and John L. Heller. The Great Herbal of LEONHART FUCHS. "De historia stirpium commentarii insignes, 1542" (Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants). 2 volumes; volume I, Commentary: 897 pp., 106 colour plates and 51 b&w figures; volume II, Facsimile: 928 facsimile pp., illustrated in b&w. 4to's, cloth in slipcase. Stanford, Stanford University Press, 1999. This masterpiece of Renaissance botany is reprinted here in a facsimile edition; only 150 of the original are known to survive in rare book collections. The herbal, with 511 woodcuts drawn from life, is accompanied by a volume of detailed commentary featuring 100 color and 50 b&w illustrations.
Offered for US$ 300.00 by: Ursus Books and Prints Ltd. - Book number: 87024