Pietro Andrea Mattioli - Original hand-colored leaf from "Kreutterbuch" - 1611
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Original hand-coloured leaf from Pietro Andrea Mattioli’s Kreutterbuch (Illustrated Edition), Frankfurt 1611, a German-language botanical leaf showing a raspberry plant on the recto and two bind weeds on the verso, in good condition with browning, dimensions 35 x 20.5 cm.
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Rare in Original Hand-coloring!
Beautiful leaf with rare original hand-colored woodcuts from the 1611 Frankfurt edition of Pietro Andrea Mattioli’s celebrated Kreutterbuch, one of the most influential botanical and medical works of the Renaissance. Mattioli’s herbal served as a standard reference throughout Europe for over a century and is renowned for its detailed botanical illustrations and descriptions of medicinal plants.
The recto features a finely hand-coloured woodcut illustrating a rasberry plant, the verso shows two hand-colored woodcuts of bind weeds. The text is discussing the plant’s characteristics, medicinal properties, and uses. The work reflects the growing botanical knowledge of the early seventeenth century and the introduction of exotic plants into European medicine and horticulture.
A highly desirable botanical leaf, combining scientific importance, attractive contemporary colouring, and strong decorative appeal. An excellent example from one of the landmark herbals in the history of botany and medicine.
Dimensions: 35 x 20,5 cm
Condition: Good, paper browned and with some spots due to age. Lower margin with small old restoration. Old annotation.
Attention for US buyers: Due to recent export problems higher shipping costs to the US apply!
Rare in Original Hand-coloring!
Beautiful leaf with rare original hand-colored woodcuts from the 1611 Frankfurt edition of Pietro Andrea Mattioli’s celebrated Kreutterbuch, one of the most influential botanical and medical works of the Renaissance. Mattioli’s herbal served as a standard reference throughout Europe for over a century and is renowned for its detailed botanical illustrations and descriptions of medicinal plants.
The recto features a finely hand-coloured woodcut illustrating a rasberry plant, the verso shows two hand-colored woodcuts of bind weeds. The text is discussing the plant’s characteristics, medicinal properties, and uses. The work reflects the growing botanical knowledge of the early seventeenth century and the introduction of exotic plants into European medicine and horticulture.
A highly desirable botanical leaf, combining scientific importance, attractive contemporary colouring, and strong decorative appeal. An excellent example from one of the landmark herbals in the history of botany and medicine.
Dimensions: 35 x 20,5 cm
Condition: Good, paper browned and with some spots due to age. Lower margin with small old restoration. Old annotation.
Attention for US buyers: Due to recent export problems higher shipping costs to the US apply!
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Botany
Book title
Original hand-colored leaf from "Kreutterbuch"
Author/ Illustrator
Pietro Andrea Mattioli
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1611
Height
35 cm
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Width
20.5 cm
Language
German
Original language
Yes
Number of pages
1
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