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New Kreüterbuch, :in welchem nit allein die gantz Histori, das ist, Namen, Gestalt, Statt vnd Zeit der Wachsung, Natur, Krafft vnd Würckung, des meysten Theyls der Kreüter so in Tëutschen vnnd andern Landen wachsen, mit dem besten Vleiss beschriben, sonder auch aller derselben Wurtzel, Stengel, Bletter, Blumen, Samen, Frücht, vnd in summa die gantze Gestalt, allso artlich vnd kunstlich abgebildet vnd contrafayt ist, das dessgleichen vormals nie gesehen, noch an Tag ko[m]men
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| Title | New Kreüterbuch, :in welchem nit allein die gantz Histori, das ist, Namen, Gestalt, Statt vnd Zeit der Wachsung, Natur, Krafft vnd Würckung, des meysten Theyls der Kreüter so in Tëutschen vnnd andern Landen wachsen, mit dem besten Vleiss beschriben, sonder auch aller derselben Wurtzel, Stengel, Bletter, Blumen, Samen, Frücht, vnd in summa die gantze Gestalt, allso artlich vnd kunstlich abgebildet vnd contrafayt ist, das dessgleichen vormals nie gesehen, noch an Tag ko[m]men |
| Detail Depicted | Illustrations--Relief--Woodcuts |
| Creator/Author | Fuchs, Leonhart |
| Publisher | Isingrin, Michael |
| Place of Publication | Basell [Switzerland--Basel] |
| Date of Publication | 1543 |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Botany -- Pre-Linnean works
Plant names, Popular
Botany, Medical
Botany -- Germany
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| Genre Heading | Early printed books--1501-1600 (16th century)
Herbals
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| Bibliographic Elements | [888] p. : ill., ports. ; 37 cm. (fol. in 6s) |
| Printing Method | Printed on handmade laid paper |
| Image Production Process | Relief prints--Woodcuts
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| Illustrator | Heinrich Füllmaurer
Albrecht Mayer
Viet Speckle |
| General Notes | Hand-colored woodcut.
This is a leaf from the work entitled "New Kreüterbuch..." published in Basel in 1543. It is the translated second edition of the work "De historia stirpium" published in 1542 by the same printer. The illustration is labeled "Stichastraut".
"De historia stirpium" and "New Kreüterbuch" are known for their illustrators' attention to nature. The author, Leonhart Fuchs, is thought to have closely supervised the creation of the 518 woodcuts present in this work. The book includes the first illustration of corn in Europe. Coloring of the plates closely matches the text's descriptions, indicating it was colored before being sold. It also includes "more than a hundred plants never before mentioned" (Anderson, Frank. An Illustrated History of the Herbals. New York: Columbia University Press, 1977.)
This is leaf number 19 taken from the modern collection entitled: Herbals of five centuries; 50 original leaves taken from German, French, Dutch, English, Italian, and Swiss herbals; with an introduction and bibliography by Claus Nissen. Zurich: L'Art Ancien, Olten, Weiss-Hesse [etc.], 1958. |
| Digital Collection | Historical Bookarts Collection |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Special Collections |
| Call Number | SpecColl Rare Books QK 98 N57 1958 |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original text or image at 400 dpi saved in TIFF format, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2009. |
| Restrictions/Copyright | Some of our items are fragile and may require an appointment for use. Please contact Special Collections. |
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