Current Location: In storage
Titles
De historia stirpium commentarii insignes. French (Middle French)
Commentaires tres excellens de l'hystoire des plantes / composez premierement en latin par Leonarth Fousch, medecin tres renommé: ; et depuis, nouuellement traduictz en langue françoise, par vn homme scauant & bien expert en la matiere.
Maker(s)
Author:
Fuchs, Leonhart,
Translator:
Maignan, Éloi,
Bookseller:
Gazeau, Jacques,
Former owner:
Kerrich, Thomas
Former owner:
Roberts, John,
Description
Translated by Eloi Maignan. Cf. privilège royal du 7 juillet 1547.
"Auec priuilege du Roy" before imprint.
With indexes in French & Latin.
The woodcuts have been coloured by hand.
English names added in ms.
Binding: full calf, central ornament & border (double g. fillet); rebacked: raised bands, g. lettering on red spine labels; a.e.g.
Botany Pre-Linnean works.
Notes
History note: Provenance: T. Kerrich. E.p. inscr.: John Roberts. T.p. inscr.: Domenois[?].
Measurements and weight
[289] leaves : col ill ; 32cm (fol in 6s).
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measurements. We will rectify this as soon as possible.
Note
Fuchs, Leonhart,1501-1566author.A Paris, :Chez Iaques Gazeau, en la rue Sainct Iehan de Latran, deuant le collge de Cambray.,1549.
Maignan, Éloi, translator.
Gazeau, Jacques, -1549, bookseller.
Kerrich, Thomas, 1748-1828, former owner.
Roberts, John, former owner.
Identification numbers
Accession number: PB 170-2020
Primary reference Number: 279250
ALMA control 001: 99188923803606
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Thursday 17 December 2020
Updated: Monday 17 January 2022
Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
