First German edition. First Latin ed. published by Hentzske the same year. Cf. Nissen.

The present work is the 1st of 10 projected parts. It covers the Umbelliferae. Cf. Nissen.

Imprint from colophon on last p.

Signatures: )(p6s Ap6s Bp6s (B4+chi1) C-Pp6s.

Woodcut t.p. design with strapwork and columns. Text printed in red and black. Woodcut initials at left center: P.F., for Peter Hille; cf. Nagler. Other ill. by Absolon Poll and Wolfgang Stürmer.

Includes index.

Errata, p. [23].

Hogart, R.C. Alchemy, 156

Nissen, C. Botanische Buchillustration (2. Aufl.), 1964

Hunt botanical cat., 135

Arber, A. Herbals, p. 258-261

Pritzel 9338

BM STC German 1455-1600

Nagler, C.K. Monogrammisten, IV, 3016

Library's copy imperfect: )(3 with author's port. is wanting.

T.p. of Library's copy handcolored. At the foot is a ms. R in brown ink, and in the cartouche just above, the initials P A.

Binding: modern red morocco over pasteboard, tooled in gold and silver. Center compartment on both boards tooled in gold: Thurneysser. Spine label: Historia by Thurneysser; at the foot: 1578. Front free endpaper stamped by the Philosophical Research Society binder: Murray 1936. Back pastedown inscribed in brown ink: mph.