Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Nissen, Claus, 1901-
Title:
Herbals of five centuries : 50 original leaves from German, French, Dutch, English, Italian, and Swiss herbals : with an introduction and bibliography / by Claus Nissen.
Published / Created:
Zurich : L'Art ancien ..., 1958.
Physical Description:
1 portfolio ([2] leaves, 50 mounted leaves of plates : ill. ; 50 cm. + 1 v. (86, [6] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.)
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A Q 9
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes index.

Accompanied by text "Herbals of five centuries; a contribution to medical history and bibliography," by Claus Nissen, translated from the German by Werner Bodenheimer and Albert Rosenthal.

Text laid inside front cover of portfolio.
Subject Terms:
Botany -- Pictorial works. | Botany, Medical -- Bibliography. | Printing -- Specimens. | Woodcut, Colored -- Specimens -- 1958. | Woodcut -- Specimens -- 1958.
Contributors:
Bodenheimer, Werner. | Rosenthal, Albert. | Nissen, Claus, 1901– Herbals of five centuries; a contribution to medical history and bibliography.