Leonhart Fuchs. The New Herbal

A masterpiece on Renaissance botany, the medicinal properties of plants, and illustrations.

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Mother Nature's Medicine Cabinet and the Foundation of Botany

Published in 1543, botanist Leonhart Fuchs’s work combined scientific knowledge with innovative medical research, and with its detailed woodcut illustrations, it set new standards for the quality of botanical publications.

The book documents not only traditional European plants, but also discoveries from the New World—corn, cacti, beans, and tobacco. This edition reproduces a unique copy by the original author, which has retained its unparalleled beauty and accuracy over four centuries.

Developers and Technical Specifications

This richly illustrated encyclopedic publication was edited by Werner Dressendörfer, a professor of the history of pharmacy, and published by the world-renowned publishing house TASCHEN.