B27931

Shelfmark

Fc.2.05

Author

Mattioli, Pietro Andrea

Title

Petri Andreae Matthioli, medici senensis Commentarii, in libros sex Pedacii Dioscoridis Anazarbei, De medica materia. Adiectis quam plurimis plantarum & animalium imaginibus, eodem authore.

Varying form of title

Portion of title: Commentarii, in libros sex Pedacii Dioscoridis Anazarbei, De medica materia

Publication, distribution, etc.

Venetijs, :, in officina Erasmiana, apud Vincentium Valgrisium.,, M. D. LIIII. [1554]

Physical description

[48], 707 p. :, ill. ;, Fol.

Note

Includes Mattioli's translation of Dioscorides, largely based on that of Jean Ruel. The sixth book is the De venenis and De venenatis animalibus, in some versions called books 6-9.

Note

The Latin commentaries are a revision and enlargement of the Italian "Discorsi" published originally with the 1544 edition of the five books of Mattioli's Italian translation (Libri cinque della historia & materia medicinale) and with the 1548 edition of the six books (Il Dioscoride dell'eccellente dottor medico m. P. Andrea Matthioli).

Note

Printer's device on t.p.: snake wound round a wooden T, bearing legend "Vincent".

Note

Includes index.

Note

Illustrated woodcut initials; woodcut illustrations of plants (half-page width) and animals (full page width); marginal notes and line numbers.

Note

Name of each plant or animal given in Greek and Latin.

Citation/references note

Adams,, D665

Provenance

Donation inscription on t.p.: Socius Collegij Joh[ann]is in Vniversitate Cantabrigie dono dedit [...] libru[m] Guil. Guilbert eiusdem Coll. Socio. 26 Novemb. 1566. An accompanying note adds that a copy of Galen in 3 vols. published by Froben in 1561 is still held in the library at St. John's Cambridge. According to the ODNB, Gilbert left the bulk of his library to the Royal College of Physicians, where it was later destroyed by the Fire in 1666.

Provenance

Ownership inscription on t.p.: Guil. Baronsdale. William Gilbert was Baronsdale's successor as President of the Royal College of Physicians.

Provenance

Ownership inscription and motto on t.p.: Bien fort à faire. T Bowes.

Provenance

Two further ownership inscriptions on t.p., indecipherable.

Provenance

Booklabel recording donation to Eton College by John Reynolds in 1751.

Binding

18th century quarter dark brown sheep; boards covered with light blue paper; gold tooled roller decoration on spine; red morocco spine label with gold tooled letters; five raised bands; earlier marbled paper semi-stiff wrapper survives at rear.

Copy-specific note

Ms. annotations on t.p. verso, and final page, with occasional notes in the text. Some plants have been labelled with their vernacular name, e.g. Basyll, Rocket, Goose Grass.

Copy-specific note

Previous shelfmark: Ff.1.9.

Copy-specific note

Botanical specimen pressed between leaves *4 and *5 (rocket?), and leaves y1 and y2 (watercress).

Subject

Dioscorides, of Anazarbos., De medica materia

Subject

Medicine, Early works to 1800.

Subject

Botany, Medical, Early works to 1800.

Subject

Botany, Pre-Linnean works.

Subject

Toxicology, Early works to 1800.

Added entry--name

Dioscorides, of Anazarbos.

Added entry--name

Ruel, Jean, translator.

Added entry--name

Valgrisi, Vincenzo, printer.

Added entry--name

Gilbert, William, former owner.

Added entry--name

Baronsdale, William, former owner.

Added entry--name

Reynolds, John, former owner.

Added entry--name

St. John's College, former owner.

Added entry--title

De medica materia

Added entry--place

Italy, Venice

001B27931

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1001#$aMattioli, Pietro Andrea

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24630$aCommentarii, in libros sex Pedacii Dioscoridis Anazarbei, De medica materia

260##$aVenetijs, :$bin officina Erasmiana, apud Vincentium Valgrisium.,$cM. D. LIIII. [1554]

300##$a[48], 707 p. :$bill. ;$cFol.

500##$aIncludes Mattioli's translation of Dioscorides, largely based on that of Jean Ruel. The sixth book is the De venenis and De venenatis animalibus, in some versions called books 6-9.

500##$aThe Latin commentaries are a revision and enlargement of the Italian "Discorsi" published originally with the 1544 edition of the five books of Mattioli's Italian translation (Libri cinque della historia & materia medicinale) and with the 1548 edition of the six books (Il Dioscoride dell'eccellente dottor medico m. P. Andrea Matthioli).

500##$aPrinter's device on t.p.: snake wound round a wooden T, bearing legend "Vincent".

500##$aIncludes index.

500##$aIllustrated woodcut initials; woodcut illustrations of plants (half-page width) and animals (full page width); marginal notes and line numbers.

500##$aName of each plant or animal given in Greek and Latin.

5104#$aAdams,$cD665

561##$aDonation inscription on t.p.: Socius Collegij Joh[ann]is in Vniversitate Cantabrigie dono dedit [...] libru[m] Guil. Guilbert eiusdem Coll. Socio. 26 Novemb. 1566. An accompanying note adds that a copy of Galen in 3 vols. published by Froben in 1561 is still held in the library at St. John's Cambridge. According to the ODNB, Gilbert left the bulk of his library to the Royal College of Physicians, where it was later destroyed by the Fire in 1666.

561##$aOwnership inscription on t.p.: Guil. Baronsdale. William Gilbert was Baronsdale's successor as President of the Royal College of Physicians.

561##$aOwnership inscription and motto on t.p.: Bien fort à faire. T Bowes.

561##$aTwo further ownership inscriptions on t.p., indecipherable.

561##$aBooklabel recording donation to Eton College by John Reynolds in 1751.

563##$a18th century quarter dark brown sheep; boards covered with light blue paper; gold tooled roller decoration on spine; red morocco spine label with gold tooled letters; five raised bands; earlier marbled paper semi-stiff wrapper survives at rear.

590##$aMs. annotations on t.p. verso, and final page, with occasional notes in the text. Some plants have been labelled with their vernacular name, e.g. Basyll, Rocket, Goose Grass.

590##$aPrevious shelfmark: Ff.1.9.

590##$aBotanical specimen pressed between leaves *4 and *5 (rocket?), and leaves y1 and y2 (watercress).

60000$aDioscorides$cof Anazarbos.$tDe medica materia

650#0$aMedicine$vEarly works to 1800.

650#0$aBotany, Medical$vEarly works to 1800.

650#0$aBotany$vPre-Linnean works.

650#0$aToxicology$vEarly works to 1800.

7000#$aDioscorides$cof Anazarbos.

7001#$aRuel, Jean$etranslator.

7001#$aValgrisi, Vincenzo$eprinter.

7001#$aGilbert, William$eformer owner.

7001#$aBaronsdale, William$eformer owner.

7001#$aReynolds, John$eformer owner.

7102#$aSt. John's College$eformer owner.

7300#$aDe medica materia

752##$aItaly$dVenice