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BAUHIN, CASPAR. Pinax Theatri Botanici; sive, Index in Theophrasti Dioscoridis Plinii et botanicorum qui a seculo scripserunt opera. [24], 518, [21] pages, including errata leaf at end * Prodromos Theatri Botanici . . . editio altera emendatior. Woodcut botanical text illustrations. [4], 160, [12] pages. Together, 2 volumes in one. 4to, contemporary calf gilt, spine ends chipped; contents toned, corner of front blank excised. Basel: Johannes König, 1671; 1671
Second editions of Bauhin's 2 principal botanical works, which first appeared in 1623 and 1620, respectively. "Bauhin's Pinax began the system of 'natural' plant classification based upon general morphology, and established the first scientific system of nomenclature" (Norman). Norman 139; Printing and the Mind of Man 121 (all describing the original edition of the Pinax); Krivatsy 946, 947; Hunt 318, 319 (these editions).
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