Plantarum, arborum, fruticum, et herbarium effigies, numero octingentæ, ad uiuum depictæ, cum earundem propriis sex linguarum uidelicet græcis, latinis, gallicis, hispanicis et germanicis nomenclaturis, Bäume, Standen, Kreuter, Frʻucht in die achthundert eygentliche Conterfertung. Sampt der selbigen in sechserley Spraachen rechte Namen Jest von newem ganz fleissig und ordenlich zufamen gelefen und beschrieben / [Christian Egenolff].

  • Egenolff, Christian, 1502-1555.
Date:
1562
  • Books

About this work

Also known as

Herbarum, arborum, fruticum, frumentorum ... imagines ...
Bäume, Stauden, Kreuter Frʻucht ...

Publication/Creation

Franc : Apud Hared, Chr. Egen, 1562.

Physical description

16 unnumbered leaves (last blank), 391 pages : woodcuts (1 on title page), color illustrations ; (4to)

References note

Pritzel 2627*

Notes

Title in Latin and German
Additional vernacular names given for many plants
Includes index
First issued under title: Herbarum, arborum, fruitcum, frumentorum ac leguminum
Copy 1 Note: T.p. cut down, damaged, and mounted: Sig. Ai bound in reverse. The author's 'Animantium ... effigies' has been inserted between t.p. and the first leaf of the text. Illus. roughly coloured by hand. Signature of Rembert Dodonaeus and a note in his hand 'Perlegi et perspexi'. English names of many of the plants are added in MS.
Copy 2 Note: Imperfect: lacks t.p. With many contemporary MS. notes in English and Latin by Henry Fowler, Rector of Minchinhampton, dated 1606, and other hands. Bound with: his Animantium terrestrium ... effigies. 1562.
Copy 3 Note: Bound with his Animantium terrestrium ... effigies. 1562. Bookplate of Thomas Deverson, with motto 'Have Charity'. MS. notes incl. plant names in English.
Copy 4 Note: Imperfect: lacks sigs C2, C3, d4, F4-G2, G4-H2, Z4, e1, e2, i4, k3, n4-o4, p2, q2, q3, g2, z2, Bb4, Cc1, Cc4. Plates hand-coloured. Fragment of parchment MS. stitched in before front free end paper.

Where to find it

  • Copy 1

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    EPB/B/1985/1.1
  • Copy 2

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    EPB/B/1984.2
  • Copy 3

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    EPB/B/1985/3.1
  • Copy 4

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    Closed stores
    EPB/B/1985/2

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