Hortus Floridus by Crispin Van ISBN 13: 9780856360084

London: Minerva Press Ltd., 1974. Unpaged Introduction by Eleanor Sinclair Rohde. Text translated from the Latin by Spencer Savage. First published in 1615, an important anthology of the flowers to be found in a cultivated Dutch 17th-century garden. Reproduces 100 full-page black & white plates, divided among the four seasons, each flower described. Name in ink on front free endsheet. 1/4" brown line marks a few pages in front . Unclipped Dj in Brodart cover. Top edge gold gilt.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8 vo. (8 1/2" x 11" horizontal).