Historische, Physische und Öconomische Beschreibung des Waidtes, dessen Baues, Bereitung und Gebrauchs zum Färben, auch...
Finely engraved frontis., an attractive engraved vignette on title, & three folding engraved plates. 8 p.l. (incl. frontis.), 157, [3], 120, [8] pp. Two parts in one vol. Large 4to, cont. half-sheep & speckled boards, spine gilt, contrasting leather lettering piece on spine. Halle: Buchhandlung des Waysenhauses, 1752.
First edition of this extremely comprehensive work. “The 1st edition of an extensive 18th-century German treatise on the cultivation, processing, commerce, and use of woad (Isastis tinctoria L.) in Thuringia. The aim of the writer was to promote the production of woad in Thuringia for the economic benefit of the region. The... More