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MERIAN (MATTHIAS)] [LUDWIG I, PRINCE OF ANHALT-KOTHEN] Der fruchtbringenden Gesellschaft nahmen, vorhaben Gemälde und Wörter, 4 parts in 1, FIRST EDITION, Frankfurt, Matthias Merian, 1646
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[MERIAN (MATTHIAS)]
[LUDWIG I, PRINCE OF ANHALT-KOTHEN] Der fruchtbringenden Gesellschaft nahmen, vorhaben Gemälde und Wörter, 4 parts in 1, FIRST EDITION, 4 engraved titles, 400 engraved plates by Merian, 2ff. of letterpress, additional 36-pages of manuscript index at end of sections, a few leaves working loose, early vellum, soiled [Nissen BBI 1343; Landwehr (German) 402; Praz, p.142], 4to, Frankfurt, Matthias Merian, 1646
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"A FINE 17TH CENTURY HERBAL AND... CERTAINLY ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVED BOOKS OF THE 17TH CENTURY" (Praz). The first edition of the only florilegium with plates by Matthias Merian. Each plate depicts a flower, fruit or tree against a different landscape background, mostly views of German towns or gardens.