LEADER 03995nam 2200505 n 450 001 996390274803316 005 20221108042855.0 035 $a(CKB)4940000000103220 035 $a(EEBO)2264201468 035 $a(UnM)99845882 035 $a(EXLCZ)994940000000103220 100 $a19911010d1615 uy | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurbn||||a|bb| 200 12$aA garden of flovvers$b[electronic resource] $evvherein very liuely is contained a true and perfect discription of al the flovvers contained in these foure followinge bookes. As also the perfect true manner of colouringe the same vvith theire naturall coloures ... All vvhich to the great charges, and almost incredible laboure and paine, the diligent authore by foure yeares experience, hath very laboriously compiled, and most excellently performed, both in theire perfect lineaments in representing them in theire coper plates: as also after a most exquisite manner and methode in teachinge the practisioner te [sic] painte them even to the liffe. Faithfully and truely translated out of the Netherlandish originall into English for the comon benifite of those that vnderstand no other languages, and also for the benifite of others nevvly printed both in the Latine and French tongues all at the charges of the author 210 $aPrinted at Vtrecht $cBy Salomon de Roy, for Crispian de Passe$d1615 215 $a[28; 4] p., plates 300 $aDedication signed: Crispian de passe Iunior. 300 $aA translation by Thomas Wood or E.W. of: Hortus floridus. 300 $a"The booke to his readers" is signed by Thomas Wood; the translator's dedication to book four is signed: E.W. 300 $aIn two parts, the first containing four books according to the seasons. Part 2, "Altera pars horti floridi" has divisional title and an engraved Biblical text ([2] leaves) followed by 62 leaves of plates with letterpress Latin descriptions on facing pages. 300 $aSeveral plates in part 1, books 1 and 2 are signed by Simon van de Pass and Willem van de Passe. 300 $aFirst part letterpress signatures: A-G² , all in English. These leaves were evidently intended to be dispersed through part 1, quires A-C having the general preliminaries and the text for book 1 (spring), quire D having the text for book 2 (summer), E1-F1 for book 3 (autumn), and F2-G2 for book 4 (winter). Some copies may have additional letterpress leaves with text in other languages. 300 $aCopies vary in the number of plates in part 1, and plates may have letterpress Latin text on versos. For book 1 originally 41 flower plates (some unnumbered) and one "garden" plate were engraved (the latter with legend "Meridies" at top but other directions not labeled); later 12 plates numbered 43-54 were added. Book 2 originally had 19 plates; later a plate 20 was added, and another copy of the "garden" plate may be present. Book 3 has 26 numbered plates (two numbered 25) plus a "garden" plate with "Meridies" at top and the other three directions also labeled; book 4 has 12 numbered plates and possibly a duplicate of the second "garden" plate. 300 $aFor more details on states see "The Library", ser. 4, vol. 4 (1924), p. 181-206. 300 $aReproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. 330 $aeebo-0113 606 $aBotany$xPre-Linnean works 606 $aFlowers$vPictorial works$vEarly works to 1800 615 0$aBotany$xPre-Linnean works. 615 0$aFlowers 700 $aPasse$b Crispijn van de$fd. 1670.$01018178 701 $aWood$b Thomas$ffl. 1615-1624.$01007870 701 $aE. W$ffl. 1615.$01018179 702 $aPass$b Simon van de$f1595?-1647, 702 $aPasse$b Willem van de$f1598-ca. 1637, 801 0$bCu-RivES 801 1$bCu-RivES 801 2$bUk-ES 801 2$bCStRLIN 801 2$bWaOLN 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996390274803316 996 $aA garden of flovvers$92392914 997 $aUNISA