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Opus...de radicum, lignorum, herbarum, florum, fructum, et seminum
Uniform Title
Historia siue descriptio plantarvm omnium
Title
Opus...de radicum, lignorum, herbarum, florum, fructum, et seminum, [circa 1650-1700].
Physical Description
1 v. (circa 200 p.) ; 32 cm.
Language
Latin; Greek, Modern (1453- ); Hebrew; German
Notes
Binding: contemporary full sprinkled calf.
Chiefly in Latin; some Greek, Hebrew, Syriac and German.
Provenance
Ex libris Jan Kok. Purchased from Justin Croft on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2011.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Leonhard Thurneisser zum Thurn (1530?-1596) was a goldsmith, scholar, physician and alchemist. He was appointed personal physician to the Elector of Brandenburg in 1575, but left Berlin after his conversion to Roman Catholicism in 1584.
Summary
Manuscript copy, in a single formal hand, of Leonhard Thurneisser's botanical work, Historia siue descriptio plantarvm ommnium. Illustrated with 14 diagrams of plants, 9 horoscope charts, and 64 small drawings of alchemical apparatus and symbols.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts / Images
Added to Catalog
June 27, 2011
References
Leonhard Thurneisser zum Thurn, Opus de Radicum, Lignorum, Herbarum, Florum, Fructum, et Seminum. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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Leonhard Thurneisser zum Thurn, Opus de Radicum, Lignorum, Herbarum, Florum, Fructum, et Seminum. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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Genre/Form
Drawings (visual works) - Germany - 17th century.
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