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Lot 57

MATTIOLI (PIER ANDREA)
Kreutterbuch, Frankfurt, heirs of J. Fischers, 1626

15 June 2016, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£1,000 - £1,500

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MATTIOLI (PIER ANDREA)

Kreutterbuch, edited by Joachim Camerarius, title printed in red and black with large woodcut border by Jost Amman, upwards of 900 woodcut illustrations of plants in the text, large woodcut device by Amman on colophon, with 2 blanks, browning and dampstaining throughout, title re-attached at inner margin, 2 leaves with short tears repaired, 2 leaves of the index detached, some lower corners of index strengthened with loss of a couple of letters, contemporary blindstamped pigskin over wooden boards, gilt clasps, one (of 2) metal straps [Nissen BBI 1311; Hunt 210; Krivatsy 7576], folio (372 x 235mm.), Frankfurt, heirs of J. Fischers, 1626

Footnotes

The German edition of Mattioli's great herbal, edited by the botanist Joachim Camerarius (1534-1598).

Provenance: Capuchins at Bolzano, Italy, inscribed "Loci Capucinorum Bulsani" in lower margin of title; Josef Kaufmann, South Tyrol, early twentieth century stamp on front paste-down. See illustration on preceding page.

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