Lot 307
Schmidel, D. Casimir Christoph
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 31 August 2016 at 12:00 BST
Description
Icones Plantarum et Analyses Partium Aeri Incisae Atque Vivis Coloribus Insignitae Adiectis Indicibus Nominum Necessariis Figurarum Explicationibus et Bruibus Animadverionibus Quad Composuit. Nuremberg: Ioanne Chritophoro Keller. 1762-1797. Folio (410x260mm), 3 parts bound in one volume, 75 hand coloured engraved plates, contemporary brown calf neatly rebacked, triple gilt rule to upper and lower board, spine with red morocco title label, slightly raised bands with gilt decorations and compartments, all edges sprinkled red, predominantly clean text with a little browning to titles, some spotting to Maipulus III and spotting and slight dust soiling to some plates but many clean, covers a little bumped at corners with leather worn away and a few repaired gouge mark
Footnote
Notes: Casimir Christoph Schmidel (1718-1792) studied medicine at Jena and Halle, became Professor of Pharmacology at the newly opened Friedrichs-Akademie in Bayreuth. He also studied Botany and Geology in Saxony, Holland, and Switzerland. Apart from his own publications he edited Konrad Gesner's posthumous botanical publications.