Illustration of the parts of the body as a house
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Title
Illustration of the parts of the body as a house
Alternative Title
Ma'aseh Tobiyyah
Subject
Cohn, Tobias ben Moses, 1652-1729
Woodcuts (prints)
Anatomy
Description
Polish physician Tobias ben Moses Cohn knew nine languages and was court physician to five sultans in Adrianople. In 1724, he moved to Jerusalem. The Ma’aseh Tobiyyah [“Works of Tobias”] is an encyclopedia of theology, botany, astronomy, and medicine, and is remarkable for being the first work in Hebrew to mention the medicinal properties of tobacco. The illustration here compares the rooms and functions of a house with the organs of the human body.
Abstract
Woodcut showing the parts of the body as a house, from Tobias ben Moses Cohn's Ma'aseh Tobiyyah
Creator
Cohn, Tobias ben Moses, 1652-1729
Publisher
Ye’snits : Nidpas paʻam rishon be-Ṿinitsiʼah, ṿe-ʻatah nidpas paʻam shenit poh ḳ.ḳ. be-Yesnits ... Be-mitsṿat baʻal ha-madpis Yiśraʼel bar Avraham,
Date Created
1721
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Solomon M. Hyams Collection of the Boston Medical Library (1.Mmh.5)
Format
image
Extent
1 woodcut
Language
Hebrew
Type
still image
Provenance
Purchased for the Solomon M. Hyams Collection of the Boston Medical Library, 1934
Files
Collection
Citation
Cohn, Tobias ben Moses, 1652-1729, “Illustration of the parts of the body as a house,” OnView, accessed April 19, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/25.