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March '79
Zurich - Madliger - Schwab
60F ($35.42)

(1230 3 - 1320 16?) on Rural Occupations
Cresentiis, Petrus de. (Pietro de Crescenzi) (The Advantages of Country Living.)
Opus ruralium commodorum (Ruralia Commode)
See #366 Augsburg: Johann Schussler Circiten' 16 Feb. 1471.
Fairfaz Murray - German #126 the 2nd book from this press - 1st printed edition folio 284x214mm.
Goff C965 BMC Vol. 2 p328 Pr 1590 HC 5828
Cop: HEHL, Harv CL. Klebs 310.1 GKW 7820
-De vnitione et diuisione plantarum. Lib's/29 2nd book
Folio. 212 leaves. 35 lines. 203x122mm
Type 117 (indistinguishable from G. Zaine's Type of the same
measurement + no doubt taken ovu from him.)
Capital Spaces. 1st ed., 2nd book from this press, the 2nd
established at Augsburg.
Johann Schussler a native fo Augsburg - he printed 10 very fine books. - 1st dated book is the Josephus (1470).
His last book in the Summa of Augustinus de Ancona,
finished 6 March, 1473.
Co969 P. Drach Speier - 1490-95 - 1st illust. editions
p.347 Hind Its text (+numerous cuts are) a wonderful storehouse of
country lone (illustrations agricultural work, sports, animals,
plants, etc.) larger + later
[inserted] Rare Botanical Books Harley Bartlett - 1949 E172 M624 no. 57 f Ref. [end inserted] The Opus ruralium of Pietro de Crescenzi (a senator of
Bologna) was one of the old works surviving in manuscript
which early publishers of Frankfurt, Speyer + Strassburg
printed + illustrated to miserable figures from the old
Herbarius + the Hortis Sanitatis. There were at least
a dozen editions in the original Latin + in German
Italian + French prior to 1500. The text was taken
in part form Albertus Magnus to whom Pietro gave
credit in his 6th book. Pietro deserves his reputation
as the only medieval writer on agricultural botany
who excels Albertm Magnus. (1193-1280)
Albertus Magnus, "the Aristotle of his period," teacher
of Thomas Aquines, enjoyed enormous prestige during the
Middle Ages + early Renaissance.