L'Obel, Matthias de

1538-1616

[Stirpium adversaria nova]

Nova stirpium adversaria: perfacilis vestigatio, luculentaque accessio ad priscorum, praesertim Dioscoridis, & recentiorum, materiam medicam.

Quibus accessit appendix cum indice variarum linguarum locupletissimo; Eodem M. de Lobel auctore; additis Gvillielmi Rondelletii aliquot remediorum formulis, nunquam antehac in lucem editis. Antverpiae: Apud Christophorum Plantinum, 1576. Made up from copies of the first issue (London: T. Purfoot, 1570-1571) purchased by Plantin and issued with a new title page and additional material. Additional woodcuts of plants, printed on slips (some with text) are found with p. 11 and 150. The illustrations on p. 252 and 400 are mounted on the space left vacant for them. "Formulae aliquot remediorum Guillielmi Rondelletii:" 15 p. References: Hunt 127; Johnston, S. H. Cleveland coll. 115. With: Plantarum seu stirpium historia; Matthiae de Lobel Insulani. Antverpiae: Ex officina Christophori Plantini, 1576

See Patten-132.

Subjects: Pre-Linnean works; Medicine.

PAT-131


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