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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108

Rare Books
This book describes the characteristics of herbs and flowering plants, including mint, nasturtium, mustard seed, peonies, and parsley. It discusses the use of plants for various ailments. "Darumb will ich Ortolff vo[n] Beÿrlandt docto[r] [der] ertznei eyn artztbüch machen zeteutsch aus allen artztbüchern die ich in latein ye vernam"--leaf [a]1r. Chancery folio, with paper measuring 30.5 x 20.6 cm. Text in one column. Signatures: [*⁴ a-k¹⁰]. Binding: contemporary German blindstamped calfskin; metal clasp. Rebacked.
93033
![Hie nach volgt das buch der natur. : Innhaltende zum ersten vo[n] eigenschafft vnd natur dess menschen. Darnach von der natur vn[d] eigenschafft dess hymels. d[e] tier. des gefugels. der kreüter. d[e] stein. vn[d] von vilandern natürlichen dingen](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN412TCKX%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
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Includes fourteen full page woodcut illustrations. Chancery folio, with paper measuring 26.6 x 19 cm. Text in one column, measuring approximately 20.5 x 12.9. Woodcut initials. Signatures: pi² a⁸ b-z⁶ A-E⁶ (E6 blank). Imperfect: leaves a1 and B1 lacking and replaced with facsimiles. Binding: contemporary German half blindstamped calfskin and beech boards.
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