Library Christian Volbracht

BOCCONE, Paulo

Museo di fisica e di esperienze variato, e decorate di osservazioni naturali, note medicinali, e ragionamenti secondo i principii de'moderni. di Don Paolo Boccone ... ed al presente Don Silvio Boccone. ... Con una dissertazione dell'origine, e della prima impressione delle produzzioni marine, come fucus, coralline, zoophite, sponghie, ed anche, intorno l'origine dè funghi, con figure in rame.

Venetia: Per Io: Baptistam Zuccaro 1697

4o. 22,3 x 15,9 cm

(i-viii), 1-319

19 engraved plates

From the library of the Jussieu-family of botanists; with signature A. Jussieu Dr. med on title. - Important observations on fungi from the end of the 17th century. According to Lazzari, Boccone described 44 species of fungi, including and for the first time Polyporus tuberaster, Marasmius androseacus, Peziza cerea, Cortinarius violasceus, Lycoperdon perlatum, Hydnum erinaceum and others. - Nice copy, some margins slightly browned. Inked stamp on title. Modern boards with title on spine; 24 cm

Very rare. Important observations on fungi from the end of the 17th century. Boccone describes 44 species of fungi, for the first time Polyporus tuberaster, Peziza cerea, Cortinarius violasceus or Hydnum erinaceum.

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