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ALPINI (Prospero). De plantis Ægypti liber. Accessit etiam l…
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ALPINI (Prospero). De plantis Ægypti liber. Accessit etiam l…
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Estimate €600 - €800
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Description
ALPINI (Prospero). De plantis Ægypti liber. Accessit etiam liber de balsamo. Venice, Francesco Franceschi, 1592. In-8, stiff ivory vellum, smooth spine, spotted edges (Modern binding). First edition of the first work on Egyptian flora.
The illustrations include a title vignette and 49 woodcuts in the text showing plant species, 38 of which are full-page. Among the species described are the coffee tree, of which the illustration is the first known representation, the baobab and the papyrus.
The second part of the work is a treatise on the balsam tree, which first appeared on its own in Venice in 1591.
Prospero Alpini (1553-1617) published a work on Egyptian medicine (De medicina Ægyptiorum, 1591) and the present treatise on Egyptian botany following his stay in Cairo in 1581-1584 as physician to the Venetian consul Giorgio Emo.
Mottling, small wormholes in the margins of about forty leaves without any major damage to the text or illustrations.
Pritzel, n°111 - Nissen, BBI, n°20 - Garrison-Morton, n°6468.
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About the sale
Antiquarian books from the 15th to the 19th century - Astronomy
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06/24/2026 at 2:00 PM
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