Minta Collins (21 results)

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Wide piece of clear tape on spine and adjacent areas of covers, otherwise very good. From the library of Prof. John Scarborough, School of Pharmacy and Department of Classics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, with his name and date inside front cover.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 256 pages. 10.00x6.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Medieval Herbals | The Illustrative Traditions | Minta Collins | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2000 | University of Toronto Press | EAN 9780802083135 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, 4831 GR BREDA, NIEDERLANDE, gpsr[at]mare-nostrum[dot]co[dot]uk | Anbieter: preigu.

Paperback. Condition: New. NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book and dust jacket in very good condition. 256pp with colour illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book and dust jacket in very good condition. 256pp with colour illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Jacket Condition: 'Fine' Condition: 'Fine' Notes: Tan dust jacket with botanical illustrations, and title in green and red lettering; 2004, The British Library; 264 pages. Binding is square and solid. Pages are unmarked, clean and unbent.

Fine. Condition: Mint. First British Library edition (originally published 2002 by Folio Society). Hardcover book . Green cloth with gilt title to spine , and pictorial dustjacket. Introductory texts: 33pp, the herbal: 109pp. Folio. Beautiful colour facsimile of a herbal written in Italy c.1300, illustrated with over 400 watercolour paintings of plants, now in the British Library in London. Introduction by art historian Minta Collins and list of plants by Sandra Raphael. Fine in Fine jacket, now in clear sleeve. Pictures available.

Two volumes, comprising a folio facsimile volume and a small octavo commentary volume. First edition in this form. The principal volume is reproduced entirely in full colour and bound in full dark green morocco over bevelled boards. The upper board is blocked and lettered in gilt and colours, with raised bands to the spine; the second compartment bears a gilt title, while the remaining compartments are blind tooled. All edges are gilt, with green laid endpapers and a ribbon marker. The accompanying commentary volume is bound in pale green paper-covered boards, with a printed paper label on the upper board, a green buckram spine, and green laid endpapers. Both volumes are housed together in the publisher's green board clamshell box with a printed paper label. Issued in a strictly limited edition of 1,000 numbered copies, of which this example is lettered 'J' as part of 20 additional lettered copies 'not for sale'. Both volumes and the clamshell case are in fine condition throughout. A superb full-colour facsimile of Egerton MS 747, now preserved in the British Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No jacket. Twp volumes, the first commentary of the book and a list of plants by Sandra Raphael, the second a photographic reproduction of the of the original book. In a clamshell case.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. First Thus. 2002 First Thus. Fine Hardback. No inscriptions or bookplates. Near Fine solander box with very slight bumps o the corners. 109 leaves full decorative goat skin with raised bands, all edges gilded, with introductory booklet . From a limited edition of 1000 numbered copies and 20 lettered copies of which this is number 416. Tractatus de herbis originally formed part of a collection of pharmacological texts written in southern England about 1300. The Tractatus contains a vast amount of knowledge and information about plants, their virtues and medicinal uses, that is directly descended from the Greek, Roman and Arabic herbal tradition. The Tractatus now rests within the British Library, catalogued as British Library, Egerton MS 747. It is one of the most celebrated medieval herbals because, for the first time in centuries, the scribe who produced it actually drew the plants from living examples, rather than reproducing the often flat and unlife-like illustrations of the Greeks and Arabics. For the first time in many centuries, the illustrations contained within the Tractatus were helpful, rather than misleading. Over five hundred entries fill the Tractatus, most of which relate to plants, but some fifty relate to animal and mineral substances. The information given about each plant follows tradition: an illustration, its place of origin, the distinguishing properties of the plant, when to gather and how to prepare the plant, its virtues and healing properties, and the form in which it could be used to treat various ailments (there might be up to forty or fifty such items for a single herb). For instance, the information given on the rose stated where it might be found, and how and when it could be gathered (preferably when the petals were open and red, and under no circumstance whatever should petals be gathered when they were colourless or blackened). If they were then dried properly in the sun they could be kept for three years. It was always dried roses used in medicinal preparations, as they were so easily ground into a powder. Roots, leaves and seeds were the most commonly used parts of a plant, the bark and flowers being used less often. Generally herbs were used dried and powdered, and they might be prescribed to be mixed with water or wine, or as a syrup (mixed with sugar, honey, wine, rosewater or vinegar). Powders could also be made into pills or suppositories by being mixed with animal fats or honey, or they might be applied as poultices in a looser concoction. Crushed and/or dried herbs could also be placed into linen sachets and wrapped about the painful area, or even ingested by being baked into cakes or tarts. UK Postage £3.40; Airmail to USA and Canada £94.40; Airmail to most of the Rest of the World (including the EU), £94.40. If ordering from overseas, please check any additional tax and import duties payable in your country, which will be additional to the costs given here.

Green hardback leather cover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition [644/1000]. VG: in very good condition with green case. Scattered abrasion marks to limitation page and verso. Minor marking to lower edge of slip case. 360mm x 250mm (14" x 10"). 219pp; 76pp. Heavy set extra shipping needed for overseas.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. A fabulous facsimile edition of the Egerton 747 manuscript entitled Tractatus de Herbis. Published by the Folio Society in 2002, this is number 618 of only 1000 copies printed. A hardback volume in Fine condition, bound in green goatskin leather with fine black and red recess-stamped decoration of the bramble, and recess stamped lettering in gilt, raised panelled spine with gilt lettering, all edges gilt, a few light marks to the rear beige endpaper otherwise unblemished. Accompanied by a smaller hardback commentary, also in Fine condition. The whole in encased in a stout green and cloth folder-style case - this too is in Fine condition. Buyers outside UK please note this is a heavy item and will require extra postage - please enquire BEFORE purchasing; we reserve the right to cancel your order without further notice if you do not do this. Thank you. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.

Binding designed by David Eccles (illustrator). Facsimile manuscript, 109 numbered leaves, and commentary book, 76 pages in presentation slipcase. Number 148 of a limited edition of 1000. Bound by Smith Settle of Otley. First Thus, limited edition. Facsimile manuscript bound in full goatskin with coloured leather onlays over bevelled boards, four raised bands with gilt title to front and spine, full gilt edges, ribbon; Commentary bound in quarter buckram with paper and paper title label to front. 40cm x 27 cm. Pencil annotation to half title of commentary book, both books are in fine condition. Buckram bound slicase with small mark to front, very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Limited printing, this being #573 of 1000 copies. Oversized Folio and commentary volume in solander case. Books are in excellent unused condition, Top corner of case is very lightly bumped. Full green goatskin leather with beveled edges, gilt titles and edges, green silk ribbon. Full color facsimile plates. In green cloth presentation box. With a separate commentary by Minta Collins bound in quarter buckram.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. A large stunning goatskin leather bound hardback book, with gilt titles on both front board and spine, set beautifully in a presentation green box, along with a smaller book titled "Tractatus de Herbis Commentary". Both books are in exceptionally good condition, as new and as the books are used, normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. Published by The Folio Society in 2002, this facsimile edition has been reproduced from the manuscript "Egerton MS 747 in the British Library through digital photography by Laurence Pordes, printed at The Bath Press, Glasgow, on Phoenix Motion Xenon Paper. This specific edition of 1000 copies has been bound for members of The Folio Society by Smith Settle of Otley in full goatskin leather, with leather onlays, over bevelled boards, blocked with a design by David Eccles, with handmade laid paper endleaves from Fabriano mill. This is copy number 781 of 1000. The smaller book titled "Tractatus de Herbis Commentary" is set in Ehrhart at The Folio Society, printed in Great Britain by The Bath Press, Bath, on St Paul's Wove paper, and bound by them in buckram with Fabriano Roma paper sides. Beautiful gilt edge to papers. Please note as this is a large heavy item once packaged with care for shipping, postage/shipping may increase from listed postage/shipping price depending on final destination. The magnificent "Tractatus de Herbis" reproduced for the first time, is one of the many rare and precious manuscripts in the collection of the British Library. Its an illustrated herbal, which comes from a collection of pharmacological texts written in Southern Italy around AD 1300, known as British Library, Egerton MS 747. The herbal is a unique link in the transmission of knowledge of medicinal simples between the ancient world and modern times and is particularly important because it is the first surviving, and probably the original, manuscript of the "Tractatus de herbis" type. It combines a vast corpus of information about plants and their medical uses, inherited from Greek, Roman and Arabic sources, with paintings of plants which in their observation of nature, anticipate modern botanical illustrations. An exceptional work of art, that truly embodies the wonderful work of artists, historians, publishers, editors, printers, book-binders alike, and the past human society that had the foresight to put the original manuscript together for us and future generations. A true treasure of past and future knowledge bound in one book.

Leather Bound. Condition: Fine in Fine Box. Collector's Edition. 36.5 x 24 cm. Folio. 219 pages. Facsimile in color, reproduced from the manuscript Egerton MS 747 (c 1300) in the British Library. Limited to 1000 copies of which this is copy number 533. Full green goatskin leather with bevelled edges, gilt titles to front and spine, 4 raised bands, decorated in red and black on the front board. Gilt edges. Bound by Smith Settle of Otley, block design by David Eccles. Additionally includes a commentary vollume by Minta Collins, with a list of plants by Sandra Raphael. 76 pages. Octavo. Cloth bound. Both are housed in a green cloth clamshell box with paper title label to spine.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Medieval Herbals: The Illustrative Traditions is a new, wide-ranging and generously illustrated study of manuscript herbals produced between 600 - 1450. The book examines the two principal herbal traditions of Classical descent: the Dioscorides manuscripts in Greek, Arabic, and Latin and the Latin Herbarius of Apulcius Platonicus. It shows how, from 1300, the illustrations of the de herbis Traetatus treatises, the first of which was British Library, MS. Egerton 747, showed a new observation of nature, paving the way in the fifteenth century for French Livres des Simples and the magnificent plant paintings of later Italian Herbals. Medieval Herbals provides one of the few syntheses in English of existing research on the subject and also addresses issues of dating, location, production and ownership of the individual codices. Minta Collins demonstrates how many herbals were not only codices for medical scholars but expensively illustrated books for bibliophiles, of equal interest to students of manuscripts, to historians of medicine and botany, and to art historians. 256 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Medieval Herbals: The Illustrative Traditions is a new, wide-ranging and generously illustrated study of manuscript herbals produced between 600 - 1450. The book examines the two principal herbal traditions of Classical descent: the Dioscorides manuscripts in Greek, Arabic, and Latin and the Latin Herbarius of Apulcius Platonicus. It shows how, from 1300, the illustrations of the de herbis Traetatus treatises, the first of which was British Library, MS. Egerton 747, showed a new observation of nature, paving the way in the fifteenth century for French Livres des Simples and the magnificent plant paintings of later Italian Herbals. Medieval Herbals provides one of the few syntheses in English of existing research on the subject and also addresses issues of dating, location, production and ownership of the individual codices. Minta Collins demonstrates how many herbals were not only codices for medical scholars but expensively illustrated books for bibliophiles, of equal interest to students of manuscripts, to historians of medicine and botany, and to art historians.