HISTORY OF THE SCIENCE, 425 
contains 47 figures from Gesner’s collection. For 
he purchased Gesner’s whole collection of cuts, 
which amounted to about 2500. He made great 
use of them in his edition of Matthiolus, and in ano- 
ther work * still of ereat value. 
Jacob Theodor ‘Tabernaemontanus, a pupil of 
Tragus, took his name from his native place Berg- 
zabern, a small village in Deuxpont. He was 
at the beginning apothecary in Kronweissenburg, 
went afterwards to France, returned as Doctor of 
Medicine, and at last died as physician to the Elec- 
tor Palatine, at Heidelberg, 1590. He was géne- 
rally esteemed for his great skill. His work + was 
not finished by himself. The second and. third 
volumes were written by another, and are inferior to 
the ‘first. 
Since the Portuguese discovered a passage to the 
Indies round by Africa, many went there for the 
sake 
physician in Nordhausen, the Sylvia Herceynia is added to it. 
@his contains an accurate list of all the plants of the Harz. 
Fe died at Nordhausen, 1583, by a fall from his horse. 
* Joach. Camerarii de plantis epitome. P. Andr. Matthioli. 
Franct. ad Moen. 1586. ato. with 1003 fig, Printed along with 
it is, Iter ad montem Baldum, Fr. Calceolatii. Franciscus Cal- 
ceolatius, or as his proper name is, Calzolaris, was apothe- 
cary at Verona, and published this description of the plants of 
mount Baldo, in Italian 15663 in Latin i571 at Venice be- 
fore Carmerarius. 
+ Jacob Vheodor Tabernaemontanus Neuw vollkommen 
Kreeuterbach, .darinnen ueber 3000 Kraeuter mit shoenen 
Kuenstlichen Figuren, &c. &c. Francf. a. M. 1588. Tom. I. 
fol, The second vqlume was published 1590 by Dr Nicolai 
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