A pocket vernacular edition, illustrated with 151 woodcuts
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Herbolario Volgare: nel quale se dimostra conoscer le herbe: et le sue virtu: et il modo di operarle: con molti altri simplici: di novo venute in luce: et di latino in volgare tradutte: con gli suoi repertorii da ritrovar le herbe: et li rimedij alle infirmita in esso contenute... . Venice, Giovanni Maria Palamides, 31July 1539.
8° (154x101 mm). Collation: AA6, A-X8, Y6. [6], 152, [22] leaves. Title-page in red and black, with a large woodcut vignette showing Saints Cosma and Damian. 151 woodcut illustrations depicting plants, all but two of which feature sacred images (fol. AA6v and Y6v). Contemporary blind-tooled calf, widely restored. Spine with four raised bands, rebacked. Original pastedowns and flyleaves...