Fuchs, Leonhart, 1501-1566,

The new herbal / Leonhart Fuchs. - 1 volume : illustrations (colour) ; 37 cm

Includes accompanying volume - "Leonhart Fuchs : Physician and Pioneer of Modern Botany" by Klaus Dobat and Werner Dressendorfer.

Includes bibliographical references.

This edition is based on Fuchs’s personal, hand-colored copy, which has miraculously survived four-and-a-half centuries in pristine condition. Fascinating for historians of medicine and art, gardeners, and anyone interested in herbal medicine, the volume features over 500 splendid illustrations, and an essay exploring the history of healing herbs.

9783836587662 (hbk.) :


Herbals--Early works to 1800.
Herbs--Therapeutic use--Early works to 1800.
Botanical illustration--Early works to 1800.