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Mainz: Jacob Meydenback, 1491. Print. Woodcut. 11 1/2" x 8".<br/> <br/> Rare and beautiful woodcut published in 1491. Five wonderful illustrations of a merman, two tailed mermaid and several schools of fish. From "Hortus Sanitatis" by Jacob Meydenbach. It translates to "The Garden of Health". It was the first natural history encyclopedia and an important medical book. Scarce.<br/> <br/>

Mainz: Jacob Mydenbach, 1491. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 23 June 1491. Chancery Folio (285 x 197 mm). 441 (of 454) unnumbered leaves, lacking the first printed leaf A1 and the final two gatherings 2D-2E of the index including colophon (11 unillustrated text leaves and final blank). Text in two columns; spaces left blank for initials, some with printed guide letter. 6 (of 7) full-page and 1066 (of 1066) column-width woodcut illustrations of herbs, plants, animals and human activities in text, all in fine contemporary hand-color. Signatures: A-B⁸ C-Z⁸̇̇⁻⁶ a-l⁶̇̇⁻⁸ ²M⁸ n-z⁸̇̇⁻⁶ [et]⁸ aa-hh⁶̇̇⁻⁸ ii-ll⁶ [chi]⁸ ²v⁶ ²A⁸ ²B-²E⁶ (-A1, -D⁶, -E⁶). Leaf A4 unsigned; leaf n unsigned; leaf v1 unsigned, leaves v2-v3 signed "v j" and "v ij"; leaf ee2 unsigned; gathering [chi] signed on [chi2]-[chi4] as follows: "ij", "iij" and "iiij"; leaves ²v1-²v3 signed "v", "vj" and "vij". Gathering ²B… Read More