MATTIOLI, Pietro Andrea]

In-folio, 6 (of 8) leaves (without title and 1 leave), 449 (of 460) leaves (without 26/29, 31/32, 172, 273, 386 and 446/7), 36 (of 37) leaves, ca 800 all finely colored in a contemporary hand. The quality of the coloring suggests the colorist was well-versed in botany, employing a varied palette to model the floral, leaf, and fruit details with the utmost care, cont. calf binding (used), A few leaves in beginning and end of the book with loss of text. Good copy