Leonhart Fuchs - The New Herbal of 1543
- ISBN-10
- 3836538024
- ISBN-13
- 9783836538022
- Category
- Botanical illustration
- Pages
- 960
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-05-13
- Author
- Werner Dressendörfer
Description
With his 1543 herb catalog, botanical pioneer Leonhart Fuchs created a masterpiece of Renaissance botany and publishing. This fresh reprint is based on Fuchs's personal, hand-colored original and features over 500 illustrations, including the first visual record of New World plant types such as maize, cactus, and tobacco.
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