Botanicon, continens herbarum, aliorumque simplicium, quorum usus in medicinis est, descriptiones, et iconas ad vivum effigiatas : ex praecipuis tam Graecis quam Latinis authoribus iam recens concinnatum ; additis etiam, quae neotericorum observationes et experientiae vel comprobarunt denuo, vel nuper invenerunt. First edtion.
Francofurti : Christianus Egenolphus excudebat, 1540. Small folio. 19 x 30 cm. Old pigskin binding restored with a fleur de lys motif on parallel diagonals on the covers. Lacking preliminary pages but with the main text complete, including about 320 botanical woodcuts....
Lacks the first 18 pages including the title page. The Register/index includes only letters M-Z and is bound in the front. There is also an added complete 4 page Index at the end in an old manuscript hand. (See illustration)....
Provenance: Ex Bibliotheca J. Richard, D.M.
Bibliothèque de l'Institut de France, Notice de la marque n° 199: Informations générales : Originaire de Montbard (Côte-d'Or), Jacques Richard fit ses études à Paris, où il fut reçu docteur en chirurgie. Il exerça à Montbard, Avignon, puis à Lyon.
Histoire de la bibliothèque : Sa bibliothèque fut vendue aux enchères en 1812.
Sources bibliographiques : Numelyo Provenances Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon
Collation: [2 page index]; [2 pages with one headed Lectori Candido Teinhar]; 296 leaves numbered 1-296, i.e. 592 pp; [4pp. manuscript index].
There are annotations in an old hand. Light waterstaining on many pages. 2 leaves torn without loss, one leaf with loss; 2 leaves with stains in upper margins.
OCLC Number:s 718322127; 759683333.
DORSTENIUS (Theodor Dorsten, dit) - Botanicon Francfort, 1540 1 vol, reliure cuir à décor de croisillons et fleurs de lys (Très usée) Incomplet, nombreux manques (Dont page de titre, tables et feuillets), importantes mouillures, Item #51-3827
Price: $7,500.00