The Doris and Marc Patten Collection of Herbals and Early Gardening Books
Historia Generale des Plantes: Contenant XVIII Livres Egalement Departis en Deux Tomes.
Sortie latine de la bibliotheque de Me. Iaques Dalechamps, puis faite francoise par Me. Iean des Moulins. 2 v. A Lyon: Chez les heritiers Guillaume Rouille, 1615. Vol. 2 has title: De l'Histoire Generale des Plantes. First French edition. References: BM STC French, 1601-1700; Pritzel. Thesaurus lit. botanicae 2035; Nissen, C. Botanisch Buchillustration (2. Aufl.), 447. Includes multilingual indexes.
Although written originally by Dalechamps, this work was given to Des Moulins to complete. It is criticized by many, including Gaspar Bauhin, as having many errors.