farfel_n02_141_120

(120)
Jan '81
L'Estampe Originale
S.F. Book Fair $50

Hortus Sanitatis (Latin)
Mainz : Jacob Meydenbach , 23 June 1491. folio
Goff H-486 HC 8944 , BMC I 44 , Early Herbals 45 , Oates 55
See Cop HEHL , PML Polain (B) 2003 Ca.xv11
#371 (11 5/16 X 8") xv11
454 leaves , the last blank . Double col. 48 lines . - signatures
221 x 141 mm. Types 92 text ; 155 headings & headlines
Numerous woodcuts . 3 & 7 line spaces for capital, -
printed guide letters , except in the Tractatus de Herbis .
529 figures - Tractatus de herbis 2a - 248a
164 " de Animalibus // vitam in terris Incentium
249a - 298b
123 Tractatus de Auibus 299a - 334a
109 * Tractatus de Piscibus 335a - 364 a (j-cvj)
144 " de Lapidibus 365a - 408b
2 occupant la " de Vrniis 409a - 422a
page entiere 423a - 453a , tablets 453b conclusion & colophon.
It described 95 more plants than the Gart and in addition it
brought together the medical lore of the medieval bestiaries &
works on precious stones - each chapter or capitulum opened -
a woodcut of the plant, bird etc under discussion - beneath
the cut was the Latin name & the chapter number followed by.
a brief discription . Then followed "operationes" in which for the
1st time each individual use of the specific described was
carefully tabulated & an individual letter of the alphabet ws
assigned to it . This made immediate reference to a definite
form of treatment possible.
Capit XVII Canis marinus Sea dogs (Dog Fish)
- are graceful little creatures - 4 legs , dorsal fins & very small feet.
They bite like a dog, are the terror of fish around them,
& they are highly poisonous.
In the section dealing - animals ; the portion of the
chapter entitled operations is frequently ommited.
XVIII - (CHUB) XIX Whale
XV(Carp)