Museum Plantin-Moretus Online Catalogue

Object number
MPM.HB.05233
Title
- Horse-chestnut or conker tree [Aesculus hippocastanum]: fruit (top); Species of souari tree [Caryocar villosum]: fruit (bottom)
Production date
1601
Object name
woodblock (printing matrix)
Material
wood (plant material)
Technique
woodcut (printing process)
Dimensions
Acquisition date
1876-04-20
Acquisition method
purchase - Moretus, Edward
Printed in
- Carolus Clusius, Rariorum plantarum historia, 1601, p. 8 (Castaneae equinae fructus echinato suo calice tectus [bovenaan], Castaneae Peruänae fructus [onderaan])
- John Gerard, The herball or generall historie of plantes, 1633, p. 1442 (Castanaeae Equinae fructus [bovenaan], Castaneae Peruanae fructus [onderaan])
- John Gerard, The herball or generall historie of plantes, 1636, p. 1442 (Castanaeae Equinae fructus [bovenaan], Castaneae Peruanae fructus [onderaan])
Literature
- De botanica in de Zuidelijke Nederlanden (einde 15de eeuw-ca.1650), 1993, nr. 55
- Dirk Imhof, Jan Moretus and the continuation of the Plantin Press : a bibliography of the works published and printed by Jan Moretus I in Antwerp (1589-1610), 2014, nr. C-62