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ALPINUS, Prosper (1553-1617)

De Plantis Exoticis Libri Duo. Edited by Alpino Alpinus
Venice
J. Guerilium
1656
€700 - €900

4°, engraved architectural title with portraits of Theophrastus and Dioscorides, [16], 344 pp, 145 etched and engraved botanical plates in text, ornamental initials. Full calf binding in the style of the period

Third edition of Alpini's further observations on exotic plants, these specimens primarily from Crete. The first edition was published posthumously in 1627 and was edited by the author's son. Nissen BBI 21

Natural History