Herbarius moguntinus


Herbarius moguntinus or Aggregator practicus de simplicibus is an illustrated Latin herbal which was edited and printed in 1484 by Peter Schöffer in Mainz. Together with the German herbal Gart der Gesundheit and the Latin herbal Hortus sanitatis, Herbarius moguntinus belongs to the so-called "Group of Mainz Herbal Incunabula."

Author

The author of the book is not known for sure. By misinterpreting the title page of a reprint, the book was wrongly attributed to Arnaldus de Villa Nova. As a possible but not secured author the Frankfurt physician Johann Wonnecke von Kaub is assumed.

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