The Natural History of Plants, 1551

Highlights

Alternate Title(s): De historia stirpium

Author: Leonhart Fuchs

Publication Location: Lyon

Year: 1551

Exhibit: Through the Eyes of the Lynx: Galileo, Natural History and the Americas

Section: Herbs and Gardens

Summary

Herbals were illustrated, colored, and issued both in large folios and small, economical, hand-sized, field-guide formats like this one.

Theme(s): Biology, History of the Book, Health Sciences

Chronological Period: 16th century

Geographical Region(s): France, Europe
Resource Type: Book