Book/Printed Material Ortus sanitatis

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Title
Ortus sanitatis : De herbis & plantis : De Animalibus & reptilibus : De Auibus & volatilibus : De Piscibus & natatilibus : De Lapidibus & in terre venis nasce[n]tibus : De Urinis & earum speciebus : Tabula medicinalis Cum directorio generali per omnes tractatus.
Contributor Names
Prüss, Johann, 1446 or 1447-1510, printer.
Cuba, Johannes von, active 1484-1503, attributed author.
Toner, Joseph M. (Joseph Meredith), 1825-1896, former owner.
Incunabula Collection (Library of Congress)
Otto Vollbehr Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
[Strasbourg, France : Johann Prüss, ca. 1497]
Subject Headings
-  Materia medica--Early works to 1800
-  Medicine, Medieval
-  Botany, Medical--Early works to 1800
-  Herbs--Early works to 1800
-  Natural history--Pre-Linnean works
-  France--Strasbourg
Genre
Incunabula--France--Strasbourg--1497
Notes
-  Sometimes attributed, by confusion with Gart der Gesundheit, to J. von Cuba.
-  Ampersands in title transcription and in signature collation represent tironian signs.
-  Imprint from Illustrated ISTC (CD-ROM, 2nd ed.)
-  Signatures: a⁸ b-k⁶ l⁸ m-r⁶ s⁸ t-z⁶ 2A⁶ 2B⁸ 2C-2E⁶ 2F⁸ 2G-2I⁶ A⁸ B-C⁶ D⁸ E-H⁶ I⁸ K-O⁶ 'PqrsT'⁶ U⁶ X⁸ Y-Z⁶ &⁸ 2a⁶ 2b⁴ 2c-2e⁶.
-  Goff H-488
-  Hain-Copinger 8942
-  Reichling (Supplement) 197 (Tractatus de urinis)
-  GW 13549
-  Illustrated ISTC (CD-ROM, 2nd ed.) ih00488000
-  LC copy imperfect: a1 wanting; gathering 2H in duplicate; misbound, gathering x bound in before v. Mounted ms. description on blank prelim.; ms. annotations. Vellum binding. Stamp: Toner Collection.
-  RS79.H67 1497a Copy 1 formerly shelved under: Incun. X .H82. he04 2012-09-28
Medium
[720] p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 30 cm. (fol.)
Call Number/Physical Location
RS79 .H67 1497a
RS79 .H67 1497a Copy 2 Measures 32 cm. Imperfect: wanting 2I5; replaced with blank leaf following 2I6. Illustrations hand-colored. Misbound: gatherings C-E bound in between F and G.
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/Incunables.60156.1
Library of Congress Control Number
2012660156
Online Format
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LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/2012660156
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Chicago citation style:

Prüss, Johann, 1446 Or , Printer, Johannes Von Cuba, Joseph M Toner, Incunabula Collection, and Otto Vollbehr Collection. Ortus sanitatis: De herbis & plantis: De Animalibus & reptilibus: De Auibus & volatilibus: De Piscibus & natatilibus: De Lapidibus & in terre venis nascentibus: De Urinis & earum speciebus: Tabula medicinalis Cum directorio generali per omnes tractatus. [Strasbourg, France: Johann Prüss, 1497] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2012660156/.

APA citation style:

Prüss, J., Cuba, J. V., Toner, J. M., Incunabula Collection & Otto Vollbehr Collection. (1497) Ortus sanitatis: De herbis & plantis: De Animalibus & reptilibus: De Auibus & volatilibus: De Piscibus & natatilibus: De Lapidibus & in terre venis nascentibus: De Urinis & earum speciebus: Tabula medicinalis Cum directorio generali per omnes tractatus. [Strasbourg, France: Johann Prüss] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2012660156/.

MLA citation style:

Prüss, Johann, 1446 Or , Printer, et al. Ortus sanitatis: De herbis & plantis: De Animalibus & reptilibus: De Auibus & volatilibus: De Piscibus & natatilibus: De Lapidibus & in terre venis nascentibus: De Urinis & earum speciebus: Tabula medicinalis Cum directorio generali per omnes tractatus. [Strasbourg, France: Johann Prüss, 1497] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2012660156/>.

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