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Woodcuts by David Kandel (in the third part, some are signed: D.K.). Cf. Henrey, Blanche. British botanical literature before 1800, London, 1975, I, p. 8. First published in 1539 under title: New Kreütter Buch. Imprint from colophons: at the end of the second part (sig.¹2N5v): Gedruckt zů Strassburg Bei Wendel Rihel, den ersten Aprilis, im Jar MDXLVI; at the end of the third part (sig.²m5v): Gedruckt zů Strasburg Bei Wendel Rihel, den xxviij Augusti, im Jar MDXLVI. In three parts; the third part with a separate dated title leaf ("Kreüter Bůch dritte Theile, von Stauden, Hecken, unnd Beümen, so in deütschen Landen wachsen"), and separate foliation, register, index, and colophon. "Mit keiserlicher Freiheit auff Siben Jar." Signatures: a-d⁴ [?] A-2N⁶; ²pi⁶ a-l⁶ m⁶(-m6) (extent of NLM copy (lacking at least three leaves following ¹d4; cf. Nissen); ¹2N6 blank; ²pi2-5 numbered 'ij', 'iij', 'iiij', and 'v'). Includes indexes in Latin, Greek, and German. NLM copy: woodcuts hand colored throughout; title leaf trimmed and mounted; imperfect: at least three prelim. leaves (cf. Nissen, which describes [19] prelim. leaves) and leaves xliii, l, liii, lxii-lxiii of the third part wanting; numerous leaves damaged and repaired, affecting headlines, text, side-notes, and some images; a few contemporary MS. notes. |
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