The Atlas of Natural History, or Pomar Codex is a pictorial manuscript composed of 218 color plates painted on paper to one side. The first 47 correspond to the wildlife, and from the start of the fourth botany. Titles in Latin in the sixteenth century humanist letter. Paging old ink in the upper angle defective: page 16 jumps to 21, of the back 197 to 180, according to the end. Modern foliation in pencil on the back of the sheets in the lower right corner. The sheet 42 is impaired in the lower left corner.
In binding with gilt decorations on covers and legends: "Garden House" and "Portrait of nature." Gilt edges. In the last leaf with guard seventeenth century letter reads: "The King Felipe II gave our this book to your physician Dr. Honorato Pomar, Valencian, herbs professor at the University of Valencia; heredole his teacher son Pomar and he sold me his dead mother's widow said Dr. Pomar for £ 50, having tried painters in value of 100 pounds. HMDLV "In the back, the following note: "Ex libris ab Academy Valentinae Legatis Exmo D. Jaunario Perellós, Marchione de Dos Aguas.".
None of the films is signed, but it can be shown that a double foliation Atlas gives the great historical and scientific attention. First, many of the sheets have typical characteristics of Veronese Ligozzi James, one of the most celebrated artists of plants and animals of the sixteenth century. Secondly, another part of the Atlas sheets corresponds to drawings of plants and animals made in the U.S. is generally regarded as the first modern scientific expedition: the one intended by Felipe II to investigate "the history of the natural things of our Indias" . Directed by Francisco Hernández, this famous expedition studied from 1571-1577 Mexican nature.
This manuscript is a source of exceptional importance of botany and zoology Renaissance iconography. Its origin has a high historical significance: it was given by Philip II to Jaime Honorato Pomar, holder of the Chair of "herbes" or medical botany at the University of Valencia, the first devoted to this subject in the Hispanic kingdoms and one of the most early in Europe.
Facsimile reproduction of the edition preserved in the General and Historical Library of the University of Valencia.
It consists of: Facsimile + Book + Case study material.
-Roll only 3,000 copies, numbered by notary.
-Bound in parchment.
It consists of: Facsimile + Book + Case study material.
-Roll only 3,000 copies, numbered by notary.
-Bound in parchment.
-Paper Ingres. Piggy Casas. Specially manufactured with the same characteristics as the original.
-Presentation case with cloth binding and gold engraving.
-Presentation case with cloth binding and gold engraving.
Study of 138 pages in Spanish and English by José María López Piñero (Former Professor of History of Science at the University of Valencia, Former Director of the Institute Documentary and Historical Studies of Science at the University of Valencia, CSIC) and translated by Thomas F. Glick (Boston University).
Final page where you can see the affidavit, signed by a notary and official seal Colgio. This is the fax number 889 of an edition of 3000.
Document: Ms 9
Rating: Facsimiles . Illuminated manuscripts.
ISBN 10: 84-85094-91-3 .
ISBN 13: 978-84-85094-91-2 .
Size : 23.7 x 34.8 cm .
Sheets: 232 +2 crd.
Pages: 464 +4 crd.
Language: Latin
Original Dating: XVI century
Facsimile edition Date : 13/06/1990 .
Circulation: 3000. this is the 889
Binding: Bound in parchment on panel, with gold engravings.
Main theme : Botany and Zoology .
Components : Case in Dutch with gold back in hand skin; facsimile volume and volume studies , in Spanish and English by José María López Piñero ( former professor of History of Science at the University of Valencia, former Director of the Institute for Documentary Studies and Historical Science of the University of Valencia , CSIC) and translated by Thomas F. Glick ( University of Boston ) .
BEST EDITED BOOK AWARD 1990 IN SPAIN .
Paper made especially with the same characteristics as the original.
Limited edition , numbered and signed copies by a notary public , and the signature of the printer-publisher.
PRICE: € 3,990
Contact via this blog, or email: panguitarod@gmail.com or ventadefacsimiles@yahoo.com
Depleted Edition Publisher and difficult to get.
No hay comentarios:
Publicar un comentario