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7 years after the Hortus + 10 yre before his death he produced another
illust book in which the woodcuts played a major part, Konrad Botho's
Cronecker der Sessren (March 6, 1492)
P. Schoeffer - of the 130 books which came from his
press more than 1/2 dealt to law + theology; of the
entire output of his press, only 18 works were
printed in German.
plant is grown mainly because it is one of the earliest blooms in the garden
Swertz und yes niesswiertz (nyess wurtz, nieswurz)
black + white hellebora Latin: M. elleborus albus
herbaccous perennial of the buttercup family
to handsome flowers of various colors.
-fo. S8 belonging to Chapter c/(165) XV Elleborus albus = leaf 144- [crossed out] Schoeffer [margin] wyss nyeszwortz. chpt. begins on S7v [end margin] did not have a woodcut of this herb, the chapter consists
entirely of text. [end crossed out] Blatt 143 Elleborus albus: wysz nyeszwortz
Blatt 145 Elleborus higer: Awartz nyeszwortz
-This edition remained the high water mark in figures of plants (Chapt. 166)
up to 1530 (Brunfek). Written in a Baverian German.
-3 plant families supplied the 4 classic poisons: Hemlock,
Nightshade, Aconite, + Hellebore. The last 2 are members
of the Buttercup family + all but the first still have at least
minor medicinal uses. not used as a poison for killing pests today
-It was customary for the plant picture to appear at the head
of its chapter, on the right hand page. Since the text was often
quite short, and did not nearly fill the 2 pages alloted to
each plant, this arrangement used in great deal of paper.
Only after the work was 3/4 done did Schoeffer decide upon
a more economical composition.
-P. Schoeffer sold his woodblocks to Basal where an ed.
to his illustrations appeared in 1491(?) (See #108).
One of the first incumabula on a scientific subject written in the
vernacular.
The partnership of Fust + Schoeffer flourished + produced many books. In
1466 Fust died of the plague in Paris, where he had gone to further
his business. Schoeffer survived until 1503, after which the printing
house was Continued by his son.
Lehmann - Haust, H. - P. Schoeffer Gurst Ref Z 232 S36 L5

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