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[L Écluse, Charles de] Clusi(us), Carol(us) - Rariorum aliquot Stirprum, per Pannoniam, Austriam, &

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[L Écluse, Charles de] Clusi(us), Carol(us) - Rariorum aliquot Stirprum, per Pannoniam, Austriam, &
[Antwerpen] Antverpiae, 1583. Plantin. [8] + 766 + [2] (üres levél) + [32] p. Elso kiadás. Hozzákötve: [L Écluse, Charles de - Beythe István] - Stirpium nomenclator Pannonicus. [Antwerpen] Antverpiae, 1584. Plantin. [16] p. First edition. The first significant scientific description of Hungary s plants. Attached as a publisher s composite volume is the first reliable Latin-Hungarian register of plants in Hungary. The two works together are unique and highly valuable early pieces of the Hungarian natural science. Contains a total of 480 descriptions of various plants in Hungary. A very important work for Hungarian botanics, it first gives the origin of 335 plants in western Hungary. Illustrated with 358 full page (with some exceptions) woodcuts. Contemporary vellum, spine inscribed, minor damages, seal bands are missing. The text pages have slight foxing, but overall a fine copy. Extremely rare work, its complete copy has not apppeared at auctions in Hungary in the last fifty years.