Johann Wonnecke of Kaub (1430-1503) Gart der Gesundheit, a Battle-worn Fragment.
Germany, 16th century?
Folio, a fragment of the famous work on food, health, and more, illustrated throughout with hand-colored woodcuts, in the shambles of its original binding of alum-tawed German pigskin over wooden boards; contents woefully incomplete, boards broken, leaves loose, curled, lacking and torn throughout; a wonderful teaching tool and substantial representation of its original self; approximately 1 1/2 inches thick 12 x 7 1/2 in.
