De historia stirpium commentarii insignes [electronic resource] : Basel, 1542 / Leonhart Fuchs.

Author
Fuchs, Leonhart, 1501-1566 [Browse]
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Format
Book
Language
  • Latin
  • Modern Greek (1453-)
  • German
Published/​Created
Oakland, Calif. : Octavo, 2003.
Description
  • 1 CD-ROM : col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • 1 continuous PDF file.

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    Summary note
    A digitized facsimile of the 1542 Basel edition of the Historia stirpium from a copy in the Warnock Library. Includes commentary by Karen Reeds, index of modern plant names. Text is searchable and displays may be magnified.
    Notes
    • Title from disc surface.
    • Original t.p.: De historia stirpium commentarii insignes : maximis impensis et vigiliis elaborati, adiectis earundem vivis plusquam quingentis imaginibus, nunquam antea ad naturae imitationem artificiosius effictis & expressis : ... / Leonharto Fuchsio ... autore ; accessit ijs succincta admodum uocum difficilium & obscurarum passim in hoc opere occurrentium explicatio ; unà cum quadruplici indice, quorum primus quidem stirpium nomenclaturas Graecas, alter Latinas, tertius officinis seplasiariorum & herbarijs usitatas, quartus Germanicascontinebit. -- Basileae [Basel] : In officina Isingriniana, anno Christi 1542.
    • With ports. of the author, the designers, and the engraver. Probably the first book which contains not only the names, but also the ports. of its illustrators. Cf. Becher.
    Bibliographic references
    Bibliographical references included in Commentary.
    Type of data
    1 continuous PDF file.
    System details
    System requirements: Windows, Mac OS, UNIX, or Linux operating system; fast processor; Adobe Acrobate Reader version 3.0 or later (5.0 recommended); monitor capable of displaying millions of colors.
    Language note
    Text in Latin; names of plants in Latin, Greek, and German.
    References
    Becher, K. Early herbals no. 72.
    Other title(s)
    • De historia stirpivm commentarii insignes
    • Historia stirpium
    • Plantarum historiae
    ISBN
    1591100518
    OCLC
    78626922
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