1561 RARE FIRST EDITION OF BOTANY by Antoine Du Pinet (c. 1510-1584), Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501-1578) and Dioscorides (c. 40–90 AD). The book contains approximately 640 illustrations of plants, flowers, fruits, and medicinal herbs, one for each page. Each plant is catalogued with its scientific name in Latin and its common name in German, Italian, French, Spanish, Greek and Arabic, along with its characteristics, provenance, properties, and medicinal applications. Many exotic plants from America and the Far East and depicted for the first time. At the end of the book, there is an index of the plants and their practical uses in daily life, and the dosage of the ingredients, this is one of the first plant encyclopedias with translations into multiple languages. Antoine Du Pinet was a French scholar who specialized in the translation and interpretation of classical authors of antiquity such as Pedanius Dioscorides (AD 40–90) and Pliny the Elder (AD 23-79). Also in the same year, 1561, the first French translation of Pietro Andrea Mattioli's work took place. No copies for sale, only the incomplete third edition of 1619 is available https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=1202211709 at the price of US$ 9,750.00, based on a French translation by Geoffroy Linocier of this first edition by Antoine Du Pinet from 1561. References; World CAT OCLC 14317993; USTC n°153128; Baudrier, Bibliographie Lyonnaise IV p. 71-72; Durling 1327; Hunt 85; Nissen 565; Pritzel 2539; Andrew Pettegree, Malcolm Walsby and Alexander Wilkinson, French Books before 1601, n°65860. TITLE : Historia plantarum. Earum imagines, nomenclaturae, qualitates, & natale solum. Quibus accessêre Simplicium medicamentorum facultates, secundum locos & genera, ex Dioscoride… (History of plants. Their images, nomenclature, qualities, and native soil. To which are added the faculties of simple medicines, according to places and genera, from Dioscorides)... AUTHOR: Antoine Du Pinet (c. 1510-1584) after Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501-1578) and Pedanius Dioscorides (c. 40–90 AD) PUBLISHER: Gabrielem Coterium (Gabriel Cotier) in Lugduni (Lyon) DATE: 1561, Latin text, and sometimes in German, Italian, French, Spanish, Greek and Arabic DESCRIPTION: In 12mo size, height 125 x width 98 mm (4.9 by 3.9 inches). Pages 640, 229, [25], some numbering errors, 1 illustrated frontispiece/title and around 640 illustrations. Restored dark green leather binding with titles on the spine and in perfect condition. Beautiful figured initials and charming woodcut plant illustrations in the text. Traces of staining here and there, some redness, text and illustrations intact, ancient ownership signature on the title, around 25 pages with small ancient annotations, overall a good copy. 1561 COMPLETE FIRST EDITION. SHIPPING: via UPS, DHL, National Postal Services, protected, INSURED and fully tracked package. Estimated time for Europe 3-5 working days. Shipping within one working day, you can combine shipping if you purchases several items from us, saving money and time.