Kreuterbuch. Kunstliche Conterfeytunge der Baume, Stauden, Hecken, Kreuter, Getreyde, Gewurtze ... Sampt kunstlichem und artlichem Bericht desz Distillierens
by Adam Lonicer
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Franckfurt, Bey Christian Egenolffs seligen Erben, 1593. Hardcover. Acceptable. Folio. Ninth edition. Bound in contemporary tooled pigskin. Brass clasps to front board. Ties present, lacking one clasp. Boards detached. Most of spine lacking. Owners name and date to first few pages. Lacking prelims, title page and first few pages. First and last pages detached. Pages worn; some stained, lacking extremities to beginning and end pages. Plates are hand-colored in a contemporary hand. S.W.A.F. Nissen 1228; Pritzel 5599; Pauli 506; Richter, Egenolff 587. <br><Br> Lonicer's herbal proved to be the great printing success of the Egenolph firm: though by no means the most innovative of its kind, it proved to be one of the most enduring of all, and editions of it were still being produced in Germany in 1783' (Elliott, 'The world of the Renaissance herbal, 20110. Despite its title, Lonicer's work actually covers a great deal more than plants and trees, with sections on birds, beasts, nuts, saps, metals, gemstones and ores, in a scheme which follows the biblical story of creation contained in Genesis. Despite its title, Lonicer's work actually covers a great deal more than plants and trees, with sections on birds, beasts, nuts, saps, metals, gemstones and ores, in a scheme which follows the biblical story of creation contained in Genesis. He also included a lengthy introduction on the techniques of distillation, an essential skill for the physician or apothecary who needed to know how to extract the essential oils from the various plants and herbs at his or her disposal.
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- Kreuterbuch. Kunstliche Conterfeytunge der Baume, Stauden, Hecken, Kreuter, Getreyde, Gewurtze ... Sampt kunstlichem und artlichem Bericht desz Distillierens
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- Adam Lonicer
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- Franckfurt, Bey Christian Egenolffs seligen Erben
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- 1593
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