Simon Paulli. 'Flora Danica', rare original edition of the first Danish Herbarium, 1648
Description
Automatic translation from Danish.
Simon Paulli (1603-1680). "Flora Danica It is: Danish Herbarium: Vdi huilcken, after his King: Mayst. høylofligst Ihummel Christiani IV. Our Most Gracious Herris written Command to the Faculty of Medicine, in the Royal University of Copenhagen, not only the Historical Description of the Herbs [...] So that it is both a Herbal Book and a Medical Book." Copenhagen, Melchior Martzan, (1647-) 1648. In 4 parts bound together in approximately the same binder. With copper-engraved title page depicting the goddess Flora and a prospectus of Copenhagen. Illustrated with woodcuts, the section with illustrations paginated 1-393.
Appears restored, copper engravings, among other things, portrait of Paulli missing, title page and other pages restored.
This is a copy of the rare original edition of the first Danish Herbarium. Literature: Thesaurus II,589.
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