Hortus Floridus I
1974.
Minerva Press Ltd
, London, England
The seventeenth century saw the production of many books of plant engravings, and of these the "Hortus Floridus I " of Crispin Van de Pass is generally acknowledged to be the masterpiece. This is a well produced but budget copy with appropriate descriptions and black and white illustrations on the facing page. Translated from the Latin by Spencer Savage and with a detailed and important introduction by Eleanor Sinclair Rohde.
$28.00
Specifications
| Author | Van De Pass, Crispin |
| Illustrator | Illustrated by the author |
| Publisher | Minerva Press Ltd |
| Place Published | London, England |
| Year Published | 1974 |
| Date of First Edition or Edition Notes |
1615 and 1928-29 (Thus) |
| Size | Oblong 4to - Quarto, 305mm x 240mm |
| Chapters | IV |
| Pages | Non-paginated |
Condition Report
| Cover | Pictorial soft cover with front and rear flaps in decorative blue edges around ancient sepia engravings in good but slightly worn and soiled condition. |
| Overall | The text is in very good condition albeit on lightly tanned paper but devoid of all prior owner markings other than a small prior bookshop label from London adhered to the front flap. |