Hortus sanitatis
Dublin Core
Title
Hortus sanitatis
Subject
Incunabula
Woodcuts (prints)
Hand coloring
Description
The Hortus sanitatis [Garden of Health] was a popular compendium of plant and herb lore during the Middle Ages. This is the first Latin edition, and twenty others were printed in Latin before 1547 attesting to its popularity. In addition to botanical information, it contains tracts on fish, birds, and other animals; mining and gemstones; and a work on the analysis of urine.
Abstract
Hand colored woodcut print from Hortus sanitatis (Mainz, 23 June 1491) showing the analysis of urine
Creator
Unknown
Publisher
Jacob Meydenbach
Date Created
1491 June 23
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Boston Medical Library Rare Books Collection (Ballard 379)
Format
image
Extent
1 hand colored woodcut print
Type
still image
Identifier
DigID0002501
Provenance
Purchased for the Boston Medical Library, 1934
Files
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Hortus sanitatis,” OnView, accessed March 28, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/12580.