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De historia stirpium commentarii insignes. French (Middle French): PB 170-2020

Object information

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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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
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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

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