Pierre André MATTHIOLE. Commentaries on the six... Lot 25

Pierre André MATTHIOLE. Commentaries on the six books of Ped. Dioscor. Anazarbeen de la matière médicinale Lyon, Guillaume Rouille, 1579. In-folio, bradel half vellum (modern binding). Baudrier, IX-369 / Brunet, III-1539 / Nissen, 1313 / Pritzel, 5991 /// (68f.)-852-(14f.). Second edition of Pierre André Matthiole's commentaries on Jean Des Moulins' translation of the 6 books of Dioscorides, revised and enlarged, with a table of herb names and commentaries. A handsome woodcut title with figures, scrolled motifs, trophies, a portrait of the author and innumerable figures in the text reproducing animals, fish, crustaceans, shellfish and especially plants, all materials with medicinal properties. A very pleasant copy. It has been partially washed, but the leaves have retained their original color. There are a few minor stains. One leaf has a small gap in the lateral margin due to the initial size of the leaf, while the last leaf has been restored with a large gap in the paper and the loss of 6 letters retranscribed in ink.