Destillier Buch [Liber de arte Distillandi de Compositis]
Strasbourg: Johann Greuninger, 1500. This is leaf from the Liber de arte distillandi de simplicibus - a German book by Hieronymus Brunschwig published in 1500 by Johann Grüninger. It was the first book on the subject of distillation written in the German language. Hieronymus Brunschwig or Hieronymus Brunschwygk (c. 1450 – c. 1512) was a German surgeon, alchemist and botanist. He was notable for his methods of treatment of gunshot wounds and for this early work on distillation techniques. This was his most influential book. [Wikipedia] This leaf is printed in double column with 36 lines separated into sections by text printed with two-line letters. Leaf is stained and browned, with a few small insect holes, chipping to page edge where removed from the volume in which it was bound. A few handwritten ink notes along top margins and remnants of white tape along margin on verso. A good example of an early German imprint. Measures 8.25 x 12 inches. Goff B-12 EPHEM/060723. Good +. More