eckhout mentzel (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 1st edition. A collection of essays from the Theatrum rerum naturalium Brasiliae (1660). Vols. 2-5 are well illustrated with the original coloured drawings. Weight: Language: English & Portuguese Paper covers with wrap-around flaps, in box set.

Rio de Janeiro, Editora Index, 1995. 5 vols. 221, 191, 143, 185, 237 pp. Few b./w. ills & num. col. ills, most after drawings / paintings by Albert Eeckhout. Uniform softcovers. 8vo. In orig. cardboard slipcase.Rare complete set. - Text in English and Portugese. Organized and edited by Dante Martin Teixeira. - Reprint of the Theatrum rerum naturalium Brasiliae (1660), compiled by Christian Mentzel, and illustrated (the great majority) by Albert Eeckhout. Volume 1: Introduction and Miscellanea Cleyeri; volume 2/3: Libri Principis I/II; volume 4: Icones Aquatilium & Icones Volatilium; volume 5: Icones Animalium & Icones Vegetabilium.