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Attributed to Nicolas de Ville, edited in 1719, this work aims to document local and exotic plants for medical and horticultural uses.
Divided into 2 volumes, it follows the order of Gaspard Bauhin's Pinax.
- Illustrative figures
- Scientific and vernacular names
- Flowering period and place of growth
- Abstract of qualities and specific virtues
This is a reprint and adaptation of the original work published in Lyon in the 17th century
Bindings somewhat worn and repaired several times. Spine with 5 raised bands, adorned. Boards in good condition in marbled calf
Volume 1: 48 pages (epître, to the reader, table of virtues, privilege) 442 pp + 2 blank leaves
Volume 2: 445-866 (continuous pagination) + 50 pages of table
Approximately 850 illustrations in the text
Format 12/ 16.5x 9.5 cm

Attribué à Nicolas de Ville, édité en 1719, cet ouvrage vise à documenter les plantes locales et exotiques pour des usages médicaux et horticoles.
Divisé en 2 tomes, il suit l'ordre du Pinax de Gaspard Bauhin. 
                - Figures illustratives
                - Noms scientifiques et vernaculaires
                - Période de floraison et lieu de croissance
                - Abrégé de qualités et vertus spécifiques
C'est une réimpression et adaptation de l'oeuvre originale publiée a Lyon au 17eme siècle
Reliures un peu fatiguées et plusieurs fois restaurées. Dos à 5 nerfs, ornés. Plats correctes en veau marbré
Tome 1: 48 pages ( épitre, au lecteur, table des vertus, privilège) 442 pp+ 2 feuillets blancs
Tome 2: 445-866 (pagination continue) + 50 pages de table
Environ 850 illustrations in texte
Format in 12/ 16,5x 9,5 cm
 

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Nicolas de Ville - Histoire des plantes - 1719

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Two-volume edition of Histoire des plantes by Nicolas de Ville, a reprint of the 1719 original in French, bound in leather and comprising 936 pages at 16.5 x 9.5 cm.

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Two-volume edition of Histoire des plantes by Nicolas de Ville, a reprint of the 1719 original in French, bound in leather and comprising 936 pages at 16.5 x 9.5 cm.

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