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Rare work! The success of this plant encyclopedia is measured by its eminently practical aspect -
Each plant occupies one page, with a figure, its Latin, French, Italian and German name, its qualities, its place of origin, its description, and its medicinal virtues -
The set follows the order established by Bauhin who was one of the first to attempt a natural classification of plants and is classified in 12 books: grasses, bulbous plants, vegetables, shrubs. A large table with the names in Latin and French makes it easy to find the plants.
The notice for each plant indicates the time when it flowers, the places where it is found, its specific qualities and virtues -
Jean Baptiste Deville - History of the plants of Europe, and of the most used which come from Asia, Africa and America: Where we see their figures, their names, in which time they flower, and the place where they grow. With an abridgment of their qualities, and of their specific virtues - 1689 - Tome premier
Good condition of the binding, work in its period full brown leather, good condition of the covers and the spine, rubbing from use, upper crown soaring, spine with raised bands, finely gilded edges, gilt titling on morocco piece, volume number golden, golden roulette on the cups -
Good condition inside, slight browning, one illustrated plant interspersed in the text per page, endpapers with golden fleurons on a red background -
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