Martin de la Cruz/Ioannes Badianus - Libellus de medicinalibus Indorum herbis - 1964
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Rare facsimile edition of Libellus de medicinalibus Indorum herbis by Martín de la Cruz and Ioannes Badianus, in Latin, 70 pages, 21 × 15 cm, bound in pelle with a red velvet case, published by Industria Editoriale as Edizione limitata and Edizione speciale, 1st edition in this format, one of 250 copies on handmade paper.
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A very RARE and beautiful facsimile of the Badianus Manuscript in the Vatican Library (Codex Barberini, Latin 241)......"Libellus de medicinalibus indorum herbis' written by Martín de la Cruz and translated by Juan Badianus at the College of Santa Cruz, Tlaltelolco, Mexico City, 1552. The oldest illustrated medical treatise from the Americas, originally composed in Nahuatl in 1552 by the Aztec physician Martín de la Cruz and translated into Latin by Juan Badiano.
Limited edition on special hand-made paper, bound in red velvet cover, in case., One of 250 copies!!! Book and box in very good condition, maybe a tiny corner missing from one page.
I see no copies selling worldwide!!!
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A very RARE and beautiful facsimile of the Badianus Manuscript in the Vatican Library (Codex Barberini, Latin 241)......"Libellus de medicinalibus indorum herbis' written by Martín de la Cruz and translated by Juan Badianus at the College of Santa Cruz, Tlaltelolco, Mexico City, 1552. The oldest illustrated medical treatise from the Americas, originally composed in Nahuatl in 1552 by the Aztec physician Martín de la Cruz and translated into Latin by Juan Badiano.
Limited edition on special hand-made paper, bound in red velvet cover, in case., One of 250 copies!!! Book and box in very good condition, maybe a tiny corner missing from one page.
I see no copies selling worldwide!!!
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Number of books
1
Subject
Botany, Medicine, Natural History
Book title
Libellus de medicinalibus Indorum herbis
Author/ Illustrator
Martin de la Cruz/Ioannes Badianus
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1964
Height
21 cm
Edition
1st Edition Thus, Limited edition, Special edition, Special printing
Width
15 cm
Language
Latin
Original language
No
Publisher
Industria Editoriale
Binding/ Material
Leather
Extras
Slipcase
Number of pages
70
