Scaligero Giulio Cesare. - Commentarii Historia Plantarum Theophrasti - 1584

Scaligero Giulio Cesare. Animadversiones in Historias Theophrasti. Lyon: Gio. Giacomo Giunta, 1584. Beautiful Giunta edition of the treatise on the celebrated botanical work by Theophrastus, the naturalist from Riva del Garda. The work constitutes a critical and philological commentary on Historia Plantarum by the renowned botanist of ancient Greece, meticulously analyzing the original text, correcting previous translations, and integrating the botanical descriptions with his own medical and naturalistic knowledge. Binding in antique parchment. Spine always covered in parchment with a calligraphic title. Large Giunti lily engraved on the frontispiece. Dimensions 17 x 12, 424 pages. Excellent condition.