THE VERTUOSE BOKE OF DISTYLLACYON OF THE WATERS OF ALL MANER OF HERBES; With the Fygures of the Styllatoryes, Fyrst Made and Compyled by the Thyrte Yeres Study and Labour of the Moste Co[n]nynge and Famous Mayster of Phisyke, Master Iherom Bruynswyke. And now newly translated out of Duyche into Englysshe Nat only to the synguler helpe and profyte of the surgyens, phisycyens, and pothecaryes, but also of all maner of people, parfytely and in dewe tyme and ordre to lerne to dystyll all maner of herbes, to the profyte, cure, and remedy of all maner dysseases and infirmytees apparant and nat apparant. And ye shall vnderstande that the waters be better than the herbes, as Auicenna testefyeth in his fourthe conon saynge that all maner medicynes vsed with theyr substance, febleth and maketh aged, and weke. Cum gratia et preuilegio regali.
Amsterdam/New York: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum & DeCapo Press, 1973. Slight bruising to the tips; else, A FINE CLOTH COPY, being a facsimile of the 1527 London edition in English [the Cambridge copy], printed in black letter. Translated by Laurence Andrew, whose name appears in the heading, to the prologue. Title page in in rational red and black. Well illustrated with woodcut vignettes of many herbs and plants, medicinal and magical, with a commentary on each. Number 532 in the Orbis series, "The English experience, its record in early printed books. published in facsimile". 280 pages. Tall quarto. Item #15768
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