MENTZEL, Christian.

Pinax Botanonymos Polyglottos Katholikos :[in Greek] Index Nominum Plantarum Universalis, Diversis Terrarum, Gentiúmque Linguis, quotquot ex Auctoribus ad singula Plantarum Nomina excerpi & juxta seriem A.B.C. collocari potuerunt, ad Unum redactus...

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Added engraved title, engraved title to second part, & 11 finely engraved plates. First title printed in red & black. 10 p.l. (including added engraved title), 331 pp.; 2 p.l. (incl. engraved title), [15] pp. Folio, cont. vellum over boards, single gilt fillet round sides, gilt fleurons in all corners, gilt arabesque in center of each cover, spine gilt, a.e.g. Berlin: at the expense of the Author, 1682. First edition, and a lovely copy, of this handsomely illustrated dictionary of botanical terms. Mentzel (1622-1701), botanist and orientalist, studied medicine and philology in Germany. He later travelled throughout Italy and received his medical degree from Padua. Upon returning to Germany, Mentzel served as physician to the Elector of Brandenburg. When he retired in 1658, Mentzel devoted himself to the study of botany and Chinese language and culture. The present work is a very comprehensive dictionary of botanical names, with equivalents in Latin, German, and Greek. Mentzel has provided descriptions of the plants, references to the contemporary botanical works, etc. This book enjoyed considerable success with later editions in 1696 and 1715. Many North and South American plants are described. The finely engraved title is after the design of Rutger van Langenfeld. Fine and fresh copy. Light browning. ❧ N.B.G., Vol. 34, cols. 1012-13. Pritzel 6093.

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