DEN HERBARIUS IN DYETSCHE [Antwerp Ca. 1500]. Facsimile With An Introduction By L.J. Vandewiele
Facsimile of herbs with 150 portraits of plants, printed in 1500 by Willem Vosteman in Antwerp. The main part of the work describes and illustrates 150 plants with an indication of their medicinal properties and uses. In it we find the first images of plants in a printed book.
348 unnumbered pages (30 lines per page, in Gothic). Christian de Backer Gent, 1974.Dimensions.20.8x14.5cm.Publisher's hardcover-decorated binding.Very good condition.