HORTUS SANITATIS Bernardino Benalio and Giovanni de Tridino alias Tacuino. Venezia 1511. The famous extensively illustrated encyclopedic survey of the plant, animal and mineral kingdoms and their medical applications. The woodcuts - reverse copies of the cuts from Prüss's editions - include plants, animals, birds, fishes, stones, and many genre scenes which depict the uses of the natural elements discussed. Attribution: “Impressum Venetiis per Bernardinum Benalium” Printed on bottom of last page of “De Lapidibus” part. Description: Folio (286 x 200 mm) Double column 53 lines Initial spaces with guides Title-page border Column-width text woodcuts Parts: - De Herbis - [382 woodcuts / 142 leaves] - De Animalibus - [150 woodcuts / 40 leaves] - De Avibus - [114 woodcuts / 25 leaves] - De Piscibus - [105 woodcuts / 24 leaves] - De Lapidibus - [132 woodcuts / 30 leaves] - De Urinis - [9 Leaves] - Tabula super tractatu / Tabula generalis - [15 leaves] Missing: - Title page - 3 Full page woodcuts leaves - 52 Leaves of "De Herbis" part [starts from "Capitulum vii"] - 2 Leaves of “De Animalibus” part - 2 Leaves of “De Avibus” part - 3 Leaves of “De Lapidibus” part - 2 Leaves of “De Urinis” part - "De Facile Acquisibilibus" part Totally the book is composed of: - 285 Leaves (on 358 of the complete version) - 883 Woodcuts (on 1056 of the complete version) Conditions: As shown in photos. - Lower margin consumed. Not affecting the text - Several higher margin browinished - Some randomly brownished leaves - Some side margin consumed - Few leaves tore but complete - Binding partially detached Handwritten notes: "De Herbis" part has several notes from two differents hands (1728 and other). Provenance: Paulli family as highlighted from the front page of the 1778 binding. [Simon Paulli 1603 – 1680 Danish physician and naturalist] ? [Daniel Paulli (Simon's son) 1640 - 1684 Danish publisher] ? Feel free to ask for any other information.