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Author

Acosta, Cristóbal, approximately 1515-approximately 1592

Uniform title

Tractado de las drogas y medicinas de las Indias Orientales. Latin

Title

Christophori a Costa, medici et cheirurgi Aromatum & medicamentorum in Orientali India nascentium liber: : plurimum lucis adferens iis quæ à Doctore Garcia de Orta in hoc genere scripta sunt. / Caroli Clusii Atrebatis opera ex Hispanico sermone Latinus factus, in epitomen contractus, & quibusdam notis illustratus..

Varying form of title

Christophori a Costa, medici et cheirvrgi aromatum & medicamentorum in Orientali India nascentium liber

Varying form of title

Portion of title: Aromatum & medicamentorum in Orientali India nascentium liber

Varying form of title

Running title: Christophori a Costa aromatum liber

Varying form of title

Portion of title: Aromatum liber

Imprint

Antuerpiæ : Ex officina Christophori Plantini., M. D. LXXXII. [1582]

Physical description

88 p. : ill. ; 17 cm (8vo)

Note

Latin translation from the original Spanish by Carolus Clusius of large extracts of Acosta's "Tratado de las drogas medicinas y plantas de las Indias orientales", with addition of some personal remarks.

Note

References to Brazilian rubber, p. 14, and to pineapples, p. 70-71.

Note

Signatures: A-E⁸ F⁴.

Note

Printer's device on title page with motto "Labore et constantia".

Note

Full page woodcut illustrations on leaves B8v and D3r.

Note

Woodcut initials.

Note

Printed marginalia.

Citation/references note

Brown Univ. JCB Library catalogue, 1:288

Citation/references note

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 582/25

Citation/references note

Plantin press, 1038

Citation/references note

Adams, C2725

Citation/references note

CLC, A63

Provenance

"Balthasar Pogwisch Cimber" inscribed on upper endleaf; "Ex bibliotheca nobiliss. Balthzari Pogwische 85" inscribed on title page of first item in volume (crossed out, but somewhat legible). Possibly the same as Balthasar Pogwisch (1543-1587), who was canon of Lübeck Cathedral 1586-1587. See Germania Sacra Die Kirche des Alten Reiches und Ihre Institutionen: https://rep.adw-goe.de/bitstream/handle/11858/2420/PS2_Luebeck.pdf?sequence=7&isAllowed=y

Provenance

"Paulus Adam" inscribed at head of title page of first item in volume.

Provenance

Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (19th century) with 13th-century Dean and Chapter seal and inscription “Sarum Cathedral Library.”

Binding

Germanic?; 16th-century pigskin; boards decorated with blind fillets and rolls forming concentric rectangular frames, within which are corner stamps and a centrepiece stamp; sewn on four tawed leather supports; spine with four raised bands, and blind fillets at head and tail; text block edges stained red; titles of items written in ink on fore-edge; later spine label with title: "Busbequii Itinera"; parchment manscript waste used as spine lining.

Copy-specific note

Frequent manuscript marginal notes and underlining.

Copy-specific note

Bound with five further works printed by Plantin, mostly about botany and materia medica. There is a manuscript list of the volume's contents on the upper free endleaf.

Copy-specific note

Manuscript notes on endleaves, some obscured by bookplate.

Subject

Botany, Medical Early works to 1800.

Subject

Materia medica, Vegetable East Indies Early works to 1800.

Subject

Botany Pre-Linnean works.

Added entry--name

Clusius, Carolus, 1526-1609 translator.

Added entry--name

Plantin, Christophe, approximately 1520-1589 printer.

Added entry--name

Pogwisch, Balthasar, active 16th-century former owner.

Added entry--name

Plantijnsche Drukkerij printer.

Added entry--place

Belgium Antwerp.

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1001#$aAcosta, Cristóbal,$dapproximately 1515-approximately 1592

24010$aTractado de las drogas y medicinas de las Indias Orientales.$lLatin

24510$aChristophori a Costa, medici et cheirurgi Aromatum & medicamentorum in Orientali India nascentium liber: :$bplurimum lucis adferens iis quæ à Doctore Garcia de Orta in hoc genere scripta sunt. /$cCaroli Clusii Atrebatis opera ex Hispanico sermone Latinus factus, in epitomen contractus, & quibusdam notis illustratus..

2463#$aChristophori a Costa, medici et cheirvrgi aromatum & medicamentorum in Orientali India nascentium liber

24630$aAromatum & medicamentorum in Orientali India nascentium liber

24617$aChristophori a Costa aromatum liber

24630$aAromatum liber

260##$aAntuerpiæ :$bEx officina Christophori Plantini.,$cM. D. LXXXII. [1582]

300##$a88 p. :$bill. ;$c17 cm (8vo)

500##$aLatin translation from the original Spanish by Carolus Clusius of large extracts of Acosta's "Tratado de las drogas medicinas y plantas de las Indias orientales", with addition of some personal remarks.

500##$aReferences to Brazilian rubber, p. 14, and to pineapples, p. 70-71.

500##$aSignatures: A-E⁸ F⁴.

500##$aPrinter's device on title page with motto "Labore et constantia".

500##$aFull page woodcut illustrations on leaves B8v and D3r.

500##$aWoodcut initials.

500##$aPrinted marginalia.

5104#$aBrown Univ. JCB Library catalogue,$c1:288

5104#$aAlden, J.E. European Americana,$c582/25

5104#$aPlantin press,$c1038

5104#$aAdams,$cC2725

5104#$aCLC,$cA63

561##$a"Balthasar Pogwisch Cimber" inscribed on upper endleaf; "Ex bibliotheca nobiliss. Balthzari Pogwische 85" inscribed on title page of first item in volume (crossed out, but somewhat legible). Possibly the same as Balthasar Pogwisch (1543-1587), who was canon of Lübeck Cathedral 1586-1587. See Germania Sacra Die Kirche des Alten Reiches und Ihre Institutionen: https://rep.adw-goe.de/bitstream/handle/11858/2420/PS2_Luebeck.pdf?sequence=7&isAllowed=y

561##$a"Paulus Adam" inscribed at head of title page of first item in volume.

561##$aSalisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (19th century) with 13th-century Dean and Chapter seal and inscription “Sarum Cathedral Library.”

563##$aGermanic?; 16th-century pigskin; boards decorated with blind fillets and rolls forming concentric rectangular frames, within which are corner stamps and a centrepiece stamp; sewn on four tawed leather supports; spine with four raised bands, and blind fillets at head and tail; text block edges stained red; titles of items written in ink on fore-edge; later spine label with title: "Busbequii Itinera"; parchment manscript waste used as spine lining.

590##$aFrequent manuscript marginal notes and underlining.

590##$aBound with five further works printed by Plantin, mostly about botany and materia medica. There is a manuscript list of the volume's contents on the upper free endleaf.

590##$aManuscript notes on endleaves, some obscured by bookplate.

650#0$aBotany, Medical$vEarly works to 1800.

650#0$aMateria medica, Vegetable$zEast Indies$vEarly works to 1800.

650#0$aBotany$vPre-Linnean works.

7001#$aClusius, Carolus,$d1526-1609$etranslator.

7001#$aPlantin, Christophe,$dapproximately 1520-1589$eprinter.

7001#$aPogwisch, Balthasar,$dactive 16th-century$eformer owner.

7102#$aPlantijnsche Drukkerij,$eprinter.

752##$aBelgium$dAntwerp.