KNOOP, Johann Hermann.
Sleutel der Latynsche konst-woorden, welke in de botanye, pharmacye en medicyne 't meest gebruikt worden. Waar in namentlyk de gemelde konst-woorden uit t Latyn in t Nederduitsch vertaalt ... opgeheldert en verklaart worden.
Leeuwarden, Arent van Leeuwarden, 1758. 8vo. With woodcut vignette (crown) on title-page and some woodcut initials. Half red sheepskin, sprinkled paper sides, manuscript spine label. [2 blank], [10], 300 pp.
€ 600
Rare first edition of a Latin-Dutch dictionary of botanical, pharmacological and medical words by Johann Hermann Knoop (1700-1769). Knoop held the position of curator of the botanical gardens of Mariënburg, the manor house (near Leeuwarden) of Princess Maria Louisa von Hessen Kassel, widow of Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange, and regent for their grandson the Dutch Stadtholder Willem V. Knoop was most renowned for his books on pomology and horticulture. He also taught mathematics in Leeuwarden.
Spine damaged and some light browning. Untrimmed copy. NNBW III, cols. 706-707.
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