1781 Bassus Geoponika FAMOUS Agriculture Horticulture WINE Making Constantinople
Cassianus Bassus was a 7th-century lawyer known for his works on agricultural law. His most famous work was ‘Geoponica’, a collection of books on agricultural lore compiled in Constantinople. While the collection was not finalized until the 10th-century, ‘Geoponika’ covers information on the atmosphere, types of corn and vegetables, cultivation of grapes and wine making, horticulture, cattle and sheep breeding, and optimal harvest techniques.
This 1781 Leipzig edition was edited by Joannes Nicolas Niclas and features both Latin and Greek translation in double-columns with editor notes.
Two stunning volumes. Beautiful!
1781 Bassus Geoponika FAMOUS Agriculture Horticulture WINE Making Constantinople
Cassianus Bassus was a 7th-century lawyer known for his works on agricultural law. His most famous work was ‘Geoponica’, a collection of books on agricultural lore compiled in Constantinople. While the collection was not finalized until the 10th-century, ‘Geoponika’ covers information on the atmosphere, types of corn and vegetables, cultivation of grapes and wine making, horticulture, cattle and sheep breeding, and optimal harvest techniques.
This 1781 Leipzig edition was edited by Joannes Nicolas Niclas and features both Latin and Greek translation in double-columns with editor notes.
Two stunning volumes. Beautiful!
Item number: #4827
Price: $599
BASSUS, Cassianus
Geoponika : Geoponicorum Sive De Re Rustica Libri XX : Antea Constantino Porphyrogenneto a quibusdam adscripti : Græce & Latine : Post Petri Needhami curas ad mss. fidem denuo recensi et illustrati ab Jo. Nicolao Niclas.
Lipsiae : Sumtu Caspari Fritsch, 1781.
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
- I – [12], CVIII, 562
- II – [2], [564]-1274, [140]
- Language: Latin
- Binding: Leather; tight & secure
- Size: ~8.75in X 5.75in (22.5cm x 14.5cm)
- Rare with no other example for sale worldwide
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4827
Categories
Botany, Gardening, & Herbals
Cooking & Cuisine
Authors
BASSUS, Cassianus
Printing Date
18th Century
Language
Latin
Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete