farfel_n03_079_170

170
Sept. 1983
Dr. Eichenberger
Bien wil am See
90S.F.=$44.33
about 1464
(b. Mainz, 1489-1534)
*Brunfels, Otto (Herbarum vivae eicones, germanice:)
Contrafay + Kreuterbuch.
Strassburg: Hans Schott 1532. folio
Ref: Schmidt 125 Printed 1283. (in its meaning portrait or trace copy) (Counterfeir Herbal)
Black letter. 1st German ed., augmented by a general (16 leaves)
introduction (53 chapters) on the knowledge + use of plants.
At the end of the 1st part an index of diseases. (7 leaves)
With about 176 woodcuts of plants by Hans Weiditz [inserted] (Johannes Guidictius) [end inserted]
the arms of Strassburg, and nice initial letters (alphabet
of Children)
III-CCCXXXII - Mannstrew CCLXXXII
-16 leaves, 332 pp., 1 leaf (between p 9283) 7 leaves. - Aaiii
Together with (vol. II)
Brunfals, Otto. Ander Teyl des Teutschen Contrafayten
Kreuterbuchs.
Strassburg: Hano Schott, 1537. folio.

173 pp. 1 leaf. With vignette on the title page, 98 woodcuts
of plants (one repeated) by Hans Weiditz, 2 full page
woodcuts (one with monogram 1K) + many initial letters
(dance of death).
The 2nd part was edited after the authors death by
Michael Her. A third part was never published in German

Facsimile - See Stanford Lib QK 41 B7 1534a.

C. Nissen #258+9 - Brunfel's Contrafayt 20 - 1532 (32) CCCXXXII, (16) S. L 176 Abb. woodcuts (4 Wdh. repeated; 83 aus in Tom. I,
46 from aus Tom. II the der latein. Ausg. edition, 43 neu new).
21-15537 (4), 173, (2) S., 194 Abb. (41 neue; S. page 150
die Initialen I.K.).