{"product_id":"1585-history-nature-power-of-medicinal-drugs-by-c-acosta-antique-illustrated","title":"1585 HISTORY NATURE \u0026 POWER of MEDICINAL DRUGS by C. Acosta antique ILLUSTRATED","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"\u003eAcosta, Cristóbal (1525-1594)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Trattato di Christoforo Acosta Africano Medico, \u0026amp; Chirurgo della Historia, Natura, et Virtu delle Droghe Medicinali \u0026amp; altri semplici rarissimi, che vengono portati dalle Indie orientali in Europa, con le figure delle piante ritratte, \u0026amp; disegnate dal viuo poste à luoghi proprij.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVenice: Francesco Ziletti; 1585\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(Treatise by Christopher Acosta Africanus, Physician and Surgeon, on the History, Nature, and Powers of Medicinal Drugs, and Others…)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRare and first edition in Italian, translated from the Spanish of the first edition (Burgos, 1578). \u003cbr\u003eBeautifully illustrated edition with 45 full-page woodcuts of plants and fruits \"drawn from life in their natural habitats\" and 2 zoological engravings depicting Indian elephants, as well as a typographical mark and several decorative capitals. With a treatise on elephants at the end.\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations in the text depicting drugs and spices: cinnamon, black pepper, cloves, nutmeg, macer, pavate, galangal, tamarind, palm, pineapple, cardamom, indigo, opium and many others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (Light marginal toning throughout. Last few of leaves with some marginal repair) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull vellum , manuscript title to the spine (new endpapers)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize 7 by 9.5\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText in Italian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e==================================\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCristóbal Acosta (Christophorus Acosta Africanus (c. 1525 – c. 1594)) was a Portuguese doctor and historian whose pioneering work on Asian plants was originally published in Spain in 1578.\u003cbr\u003eHe is considered a pioneer in the study of plants from Asia, especially their use in pharmacology. \u003cbr\u003eTogether with the apothecary Tomé Pires and the physician Garcia de Orta he was one of the pioneers of Indo-Portuguese medicine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book offered was translated into Italian and published in Italy in 1585 by Francesco Ziletti, who also added additional plates. While considered a seminal botanical work, it is generally acknowledged not to be wholly original, as much of it was derived from Garcia de Orta's Colóquios dos Simples e Drogas da India, published in 1563. \u003cbr\u003eThe final section of Acosta's work provides the first images of the Asian elephant printed in Europe.\u003cbr\u003e======================\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Motka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52201658646830,"sku":null,"price":3140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/8017\/0286\/files\/205374-024jpg.jpg?v=1781562220","url":"https:\/\/motka.store\/products\/1585-history-nature-power-of-medicinal-drugs-by-c-acosta-antique-illustrated","provider":"Motka","version":"1.0","type":"link"}