The title page of Adam Lonicer, Adamo Lonicero, or Lonitzer (1528-1586), Kreuterbuch, 1582. The first edition is from 1557. Lonicer was a German botanist. No fewer than four editions of the Kräuterbuch were published between 1557 and 1577. Most of his animal images were taken from Conrad Gessner’s book.
