An ornate woodcut border surrounds the text. At the top center is a grotesque mask within a decorative shell-like frame. The sides feature two caryatid figures: a bearded man on the left and a woman on the right, both emerging from scrolling foliage. At the bottom center, another grotesque head is nestled among scrolls and strapwork. The main title and the imprint are contained within separate rectangular compartments.

THE HISTORY

OF

PLANTS.

From the library of Joseph Martinetti original: "Ex libris Jos: Martinetti"

Their Images, Nomen-

clature, Qualities, and Na-

tive Soil.

To which have been added the

virtues of Simple Medicines,

according to their Places

and types, from Dioscorides.

Pedanius Dioscorides was a 1st-century Greek physician whose work "De Materia Medica" remained the primary pharmacological text in Europe for over 1,500 years.

LYON

At the house of Gabriel Cotier.

Lyon (Lugdunum) was a major European center for printing and the book trade during the Renaissance. ### 1 5 6 1.

Barilla. Likely a reference to Salsola soda, a plant used in glass and soap making, or a further ownership mark.