Albertus, Magnus, Saint. Dele virtu dele herbe animali (Venice, 1537)

AUTHOR: Albertus, Magnus, Saint (1193?-1280)
TITLE-PAGE TRANSCRIPTION: ALBERTO MAGNO DELE VIRTU DELE | HERBE: ANIMALI: PIETRE PRE | CIOSE: DI MOLTE MARAUE | GLIOSE COSE DEL | MONDO. | [title vignette 82 x 70 mm., depicting teacher lecturing to seven scholars]
COLLATION: 8º, 16 x 12 cm.: A-D⁸ [$4 signed] leaves [1], 2-32
CONTENTS: Leaf [1]. Title page. Leaf 2. Text.
BINDING: Buff paper binding.
NOTES: Title vignette hand-colored. Leaves are handwritten. Colophon: In Venetia p Augustino de Bindoni Delanno 1527 Adi 18. Del mese di Februario. Translation of the author's Liber aggregationis and De mirabilibus mundi. Spurious and doubtful works.
PROVENANCE: John Grace Freeman, 24 Feb., 1864. Nathaniel T. Kidder, 4. Dec. 1891. Boston Society of Natural History, Sept. 20, 1938.
KEYWORDS: 1. Materia medica. 2. Precious stones.
LOCATION: R128.A334 1537