Pierre André MATTHIOLE. Commentary on the six... Lot 91

Pierre André MATTHIOLE. Commentary on the six books of Ped. Dioscor. Anazarbeen de la matière médicinale Lyon, Guillaume Rouille, 1579. In-folio, half vellum bradel (modern binding). Baudrier, IX-369 / Brunet, III-1539 / Nissen, 1313 / Pritzel, 5991 /// (68f.)-852-(14f.). Second edition of Pierre André Matthiole's commentaries on Jean Des Moulins' translation of the 6 books of Dioscorides, revised and enlarged, with a table of the names of the herbs and commentaries. A beautiful woodcut title with characters, scrolled motifs, trophies, a portrait of the author and innumerable figures in the text reproducing animals, fish, shellfish and especially plants, all materials with medicinal properties. The copy is very pleasant. It has been partially washed but the leaves have kept their original color. There remain some smudges without gravity. One leaf has a small lack in the lateral margin due to the initial size of the leaf, the last leaf is restored with a large lack of paper and the loss of 6 letters retranscribed in ink.