Almanach ad annum 1494
Dublin Core
Title
Almanach ad annum 1494
Subject
Incunabula
Woodcuts (prints)
Honiger, Jacobus
Almanacs
Description
Almanacs were used to record the most propitious days and times for purging, bloodletting, and pharmaceutical manufacture according to astrological and astronomical events. This specimen for the city of Erfurt in 1494 includes woodcuts depicting solar and lunar eclipses. The Boston Medical Library holds an exceptional collection of broadside Latin and German almanacs and calendars, with twenty-four examples printed during the fifteenth century.
Abstract
Excerpt from a 1494 alamanac showing eclipses, published in Nuremberg, circa 1493
Creator
Honiger, Jacobus
Publisher
Caspar Hochfeder
Date Created
1493, circa
Rights
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Access Rights
Access to the original work depicted requires advance notice. Contact Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu for additional information
Is Part Of
Boston Medical Library Rare Books Collection (Ballard 378)
References
Available online here.
Format
image
Extent
excerpt (1 page)
Language
Latin
Type
still image
Identifier
DigID0002522
Provenance
Purchased for the Boston Medical Library, 1933
Files
Collection
Citation
Honiger, Jacobus, “Almanach ad annum 1494,” OnView, accessed May 25, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/index.php/items/show/12576.