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Michael Puff von Schrick's Von den ausgebrannten Wässern. Chancery folio, with paper measuring 25.1 x 18.3 cm. Signatures: [a⁶ b⁴ c⁶ (c6 blank)]. Imperfect: final blank leaf (leaf c6) lacking. Woodcut initials on leaf [a]2r filled in with red; rubrication in red. Binding: blind-tooled calf.
104213
![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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![Dis ist das Buch der Cirurgia. : Hantwirckung der Wundartzny / von Hyero[n]imo Bru[n]schwig](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4E437Z%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
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There are several variants of this edition, which had two distinct issues. The second issue, first state, corrected minor errors in the text, but not the date of publication, expanded the content of the fourth tract, and included two additional woodcut illustrations. The second issue, second state finally corrected the date of publication to read ".M.cccc.xcvii." Chancery folio, with paper measuring 26.9 x 18.8 cm. Text printed in 2 columns of 42-43 lines and headline; col. width: 6.1 cm.; area of text: 19.6 (20.5) x 13.3 cm. With foliation and signatures; without catchwords. Includes 48 mostly full- or half-page woodcut illustrations (many are repeated). Generally, they depict the master surgeon, his apprentices, his patients, and his instruments in a variety of scenarios. There are also 3 smaller sets of illustrations of surgical instruments within the text. The second issue contains two additional woodcut illustrations.--Cf. Schramm. Numerous foliation errors. Signatures: pi⁶ A-V⁶. Imperfect: leaf pi6 lacking. Binding: 16th/17th century Italian[?] semi-limp parchment; stamped "1604" on front cover.
85770
![Dyse practica ist gemacht vff das fünffzehen hundert jar nach Cristi vnsers herren geburt. : Vnnd weret zechen jar lang die nesten nach ein ander. vnd sagt von wunderliche[n] dingen die in der zyt geschehen sollen in der welt](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN47IW2_9%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
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Chancery quarto, with paper measuring 19.9 x 14.1 cm. Text in one column with woodcut initials. Woodcut illustrations. Signatures: A-D⁸/⁴ E-F⁸. Imperfect: leaves F1 and F8 lacking. Binding: modern parchment over boards with vellum thongs.
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