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BAUHIN, Jean and Jean-Henri CHERLER. Historia plantarum universalis. Yverdon: 1650-1651.
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BAUHIN, Jean and Jean-Henri CHERLER. Historia plantarum universalis. Yverdon: 1650-1651.
3 volumes, 2o (385 x 241 mm). Three engraved titles by Conrad Meyer and woodcuts in text. (Scattered spotting, occasional pale dampstaining, end leaves creased, front end leaves in volumes II and III and rear end leaf in volume III each with approx. 2 inches removed at head or foot.) Contemporary panelled vellum, the covers with large central lozenge stamped in blind, the spines with brown morocco lettering pieces (slight soiling and staining overall). Provenance: ?C. Reimsart (ownership signature on first blank in volume I).
FIRST EDITION, later issue of Bauhin's magnum opus. Describing over 5,000 plants in a meticulous manner, the Historia plantarum first appeared in 1650 after 31 years in preparation. Bauhin, a Swiss botanist and physician, endeavored to describe not only the organs and properties of the plants herein, but their ecology as well. A student of Leonhart Fuchs at Tübingen, Bauhin was born into a strong family tradition in botany: his father Jean was the son of Jean Bauhin the Elder, a native of Amiens whose conversion to Protestantism exposed him to religious persecution. After he fled to Switzerland, the younger Bauhin fathered Jean and his equally renowned brother Gaspar and became the progenitor of six generations of botanists, extending over two hundred years in an unbroken succession of medical men. The Historia resulted from Bauhin's travels in the Swiss Alps, first accompanied by Gesner, and later on his own. Originally undertaking the work with d'Aléchamps, Bauhin's religion prompted the dissolution of their relationship and Bauhin's obligation to quit France. He became professor of rhetoric at Basel before becoming physician to Duke Frederick of Wurttenburg. These circumstances contributed to the long delay in publishing the work from its preliminary sketch in 1619. It was finished finally by his son-in-law Jean-Henri Cherler.
The Cleveland Collections 212; Hunt 251; Nissen BBI 103; Pritzel 504; Stafleu-Cowan 368. (3)
3 volumes, 2
FIRST EDITION, later issue of Bauhin's magnum opus. Describing over 5,000 plants in a meticulous manner, the Historia plantarum first appeared in 1650 after 31 years in preparation. Bauhin, a Swiss botanist and physician, endeavored to describe not only the organs and properties of the plants herein, but their ecology as well. A student of Leonhart Fuchs at Tübingen, Bauhin was born into a strong family tradition in botany: his father Jean was the son of Jean Bauhin the Elder, a native of Amiens whose conversion to Protestantism exposed him to religious persecution. After he fled to Switzerland, the younger Bauhin fathered Jean and his equally renowned brother Gaspar and became the progenitor of six generations of botanists, extending over two hundred years in an unbroken succession of medical men. The Historia resulted from Bauhin's travels in the Swiss Alps, first accompanied by Gesner, and later on his own. Originally undertaking the work with d'Aléchamps, Bauhin's religion prompted the dissolution of their relationship and Bauhin's obligation to quit France. He became professor of rhetoric at Basel before becoming physician to Duke Frederick of Wurttenburg. These circumstances contributed to the long delay in publishing the work from its preliminary sketch in 1619. It was finished finally by his son-in-law Jean-Henri Cherler.
The Cleveland Collections 212; Hunt 251; Nissen BBI 103; Pritzel 504; Stafleu-Cowan 368. (3)