Hortus Sanitatis (1497)

Ortus Sanitatis | De herbis et plantis. | De Animalibus et reptilibus | De Auibus et volatilibus | De Piscibus et natatilibus | De Lapidibus et in terre venis nascentibus | De Urinis et earum speciebus | Tabula medicinalis Cum directo= | rio generali per omnes tractatus.
in the present copy the title page is missing

Collation: 2°: a⁸ b-k⁶ l⁸ m-r⁶ s⁸ t-z⁶ Aa⁶ Bb⁸ Cc-Ee⁶ Ff⁸ Gg-Ii⁶ A⁸ B-C⁶ D⁸ E-H⁶ I⁸ K-Q⁶ R⁸ S-T⁶ V⁸ aa⁶ bb⁴ cc-ee⁶; no pagination or foliation, two columns of text, Gothic lettering
the present copy misses a⁸, b1, (replaced with 12 manuscript leaves) B6, C5, aa⁶ and bb⁴ (aa⁶ bb⁴ is the treatise on urines).

Plates: numerous woodcuts (all contemporary hand-colored) in the text; a complete copy (1066 woodcuts) depicts 530 herbs, 164 animals, 122 birds, 106 fish and 144 plates on stones.

Page size: 194 x 293 mm.

Binding: contemporary blind-stamped calf over wooden boards, lacking clasps (binding dated 1589)

Provenance: bookplate of Dr. Ronald W. MacCorkell, as well as some 17th century ownership inscriptions.

Other editions: first German edition: 1485; first Latin edition: 1491; other editions in various languages: 1496-1536.

References: Schuh 2232

Collection: private collection