Description
Rare early edition of of a botanical woodcut from one of the most famous and influential C16th botanical books ever published.
Bock first published Kreutterbuch (literally translated “plant book”) without woodcut illustrations in 1539, the first illustrated edition that included David Kandel’s famous woodcuts was first issued in 1546. The woodcut offered by us, is from the very early 1552 edition and is with strong definition to the wood cut lines and also with original hand colouring.
From Hieronymus Bock’s,
Kreutterbuch, darin underscheidt Namen und Würckung der Kreutter, Stauden, Hecken und Bäumen, mit ihren Früchten, so in Teutschen Landen wachsen .
