Commentarii secundo aucti, in libros sex Pedacii Dioscoridis Anazarbei de medica materia / Adjectis quam plurimis plantarum, et animalium imaginibus quae in priore editione non habentur, eodem authore. His accessit ejusdem apologia adversus Amathum Lusitanum, quin et censura in ejusdem enarrationes.

Venetiis : Ex Officina Erasmiana, Vincentii Valgrisii, 1558.

100 unnumbered pages, 776; 50 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : woodcuts, illustrations ; (folio)

"Apologia adversus Amathum Lusitanum, cum censura in ejusdem ennarrationes" (50 p. at end) has special title page

The Latin commentaries are a revision and enlargement of the Italian "Discorsi" published originally with the 1544 edition of the five books of Mattioli's Italian translation (Libri cinque della historia & materia medicinale) and with the 1548 edition of the six books (Il Dioscoride dell'eccellente dottor medico m. P. Andrea Matthioli)

Published by the same press in 1554 without the Apologia and Censura.

Includes Mattioli's translation of Dioscorides, largely based on that of Jean Ruel. The sixth book is the De venenis and De venenatis animalibus, in some versions called books 6-9

Copy 1 Note: This copy belonged to Carolus Clusius, and is inscribed on the t.p. 'Caroli Clusii L. ex liberalitate Dni de Dranoutre in suis aedibus Moerkercae ad VI kal. Januarias M.D.LXV'. Signature of Jacques François Dunand.

Copy 1. Signature of R.C Sims.

Copy 2. Bound in 16th century calf, blind tooled; panel in upper board centre is celtic knot design, with remains of gilt tooling surrounding this; frame around board edges shows King David, Moses, etc.; date 1558 tooled inside the frame. Bookplates of J. B. Holzinger and Dr. Ernst Darmstaedter on front pastedown, the latter's stamp on flyleaf indicating item no. 980 in his collection.