Ortus Sanitatis (1517)

Ortus | Sanitatis | De Herbis et Plantis. | De Animalibus et Reptilibus. | De Auibus et Uolatilibus. | De Piscibus et Natatilibus. | De Lapidibus et in terre ve- | nis nascentibus. | De Urinis et earum speciebus. | Tabula medicinalis | Cum directorio ge | nerali per omnes | tractatus. | Anno M.D.XVII.
Title in red and black within a woodcut frame

Collation: 2°: a⁸ b-k⁶ l⁸ m-r⁶ s⁸ t-z⁶ A⁶ B⁸ C-E⁶ F⁸ G-I⁶ K⁸ L-M⁶ N⁸ O-R⁶ S⁸ T-Z⁶ 2A-2B⁶ 2C⁸ 2D-2E⁶ 2F-2G⁸ 2I-2K⁸; no pagination or foliation, two columns of text, ornamental initials, many woodcuts in the text

Page size: 208 x 301 mm

Binding: contemporary vellum over boards with manuscript title on back

Provenance: illegible manuscript ownership annotations on title page and many annotations in the text

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

References: Schuh 2237

Collection: private collection