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2008 Tractatus de virtutibus herbarum 1491 - 2-volume edition. Valdonega Verona

It is the first Latin herbarium published in Veneto in 1491. It is a compilation of herb-based remedies drawn from classical Arab and Persian authors, presented as a compendium of medical and pharmaceutical knowledge from classical and medieval traditions, based on the use of medicinal plants.

The exceptional quality and style of the woodcuts are entirely innovative for editions of the time. Two volumes with a slipcase, 750 numbered copies.

The accompanying volume contains the introduction by Giovan Battista Gasparini. A glossary and a paleographic guide index assist in reading the text.

2008 Tractatus de virtutibus herbarum 1491 - 2 voll. ed. Valdonega Verona
Il primo erbario latino pubblicato in Veneto nel 1491. È una compilazione di cure basate sulle erbe tratta da autori classici arabi e persiani e si presenta come un compendio delle conoscenze mediche e farmaceutiche della tradizione classica e medievale, basate sull'uso delle piante medicinali. La eccezionale qualità e lo stile delle xilografie è del tutto innovativa rispetto alle edizioni del tempo. Due tomi con cofanetto, 750 esemplari numerati. Il volume accompagnatorio contiene l'introduzione di Giovan Battista Gasparini. Un glossario e un indice guida paleografico aiutano la lettura del testo.

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Elsa Mariella Martelletti - Tractatus de virtutibus herbarum - 1491

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Tractatus de virtutibus herbarum by Elsa Mariella Martelletti is a Latin botanical treatise in a single hardback volume with 684 pages, originally published in 1491, in an illustrated edition with a protective case.

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