Gessner, Conrad (Zoller, Heinrich et al). Conradi Gesner Historia Plantarum. Sechste Folge. Fac. Pub. Urs Graf Publishing, Zurich. 1979
pp.107, plus limitation leaf. With 22 tipped in reproductions of watercolours plus b/w. illus. Folio. Hardback. Text in German with Latin. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. Copy No. 309 from a limited edition of 490.
A super production. Historia Plantarum is Gessner’s botanical encyclopedia compiled by him between 1555 and 1565, but not published until 1750. This is the sixth volume of the facsimile edition which comprises 22 finely reproduced watercolours from Gessner’s estate held in library of Erlangen University. The annotations Gessner made on each plate are deciphered and presented in Latin and German. A detailed and lengthy commentary section within this facsimile provides much additional information.
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