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Facsimile Edition Of British Library Manuscript Sloane 4016, A Medicinal Herbal, Consisting Primarily Of Illustrations; Manuscript Produced In Northern Italy, Perhaps Ca. 1440. Cf. British Library Catalogue Of Illuminated Manuscripts (viewed Online 17 Feb. 2012); Jones, P.m. Medieval Medical Miniatures, C1984, Plate Vii, P. 90; Backhouse, J. The Illuminated Manuscript, 1979, P. 52. Editorial Director: Mónica Miró. Title And Imprint From Notary Sheet Inserted On Verso Of Last Leaf Of Facsimile Volume. Limited Edition Of 987 Copies Numbered In Arabic Numerals, With An Additional 77 Copies (not For Sale) Numbered In Roman Numerals. Facsimile Volume Has Leaves Illustrated On Both Sides; The First 4 And Last 3 Leaves Blank Except For Information Added Later To The Manuscript (preliminary Leaf 1a, Preliminary Leaf 4a And 4b) Or To The Published Edition (notary Sheet, On Last Leaf Verso). Facsimile Volume Issued In A Case (40 Cm). Commentary Volume (issued In 2013) By Alain Touwaide. Commentary Volume Includes Bibliographical References (page 501-507) And Indexes. Facsimile Volume Has Captions In Latin, With Some Equivalents In Romanized Arabic; Notary Sheet In Spanish, With English Translation. Commentary Volume In English.