Castore Durante - Herbario novo di Castore Durante medico, et cittadino Romano. - 1667

Herbario novo di Castore Durante medico, and cittadino Romano. Con Figure, che rappresentano le vive Piante, che nascono in tutta Europa, & nell' Indie Orientali, & Occidentali. . . Augmented edition. 1 white sheet, pdt, 4 ff. n. ch. 476 p. + 14 index sheets + tavola delle infermita. Sheet 213 numbered 21 & 449 numbered 451 but without impact. Well complete. Spine of vellum remounted with a different piece of vellum. The leaves not numbered at the beginning are frayed at the bottom right. Foxing in the lower margin throughout the pages as well as a wetting on the lower half-page. of a large part of the book without reading problems. There are 965 engravings in all. The first edition dates from the 16th century.