Hortus sanitatis : [1 leaf]

von Cuba, Johannes (Author)

1491

Jacob Meydenbach

Information about page: The typography of the page is a bold gothic, and the pages are unnumbered. The illustrations were done by an anonymous printer, but were done with the classic woodcut method. The illustrations feature three animals: a bull, horse and elephant.

Information about the book: Many books were published under this title, it was a generic name given to books about botany and medicine. There are also many editions of this book. This book contains medieval lore about the therapeutic properties of animals, vegetables and minerals.

Information about local copy: The page has slight staining around the corners, and some of the print bleeds through from the back of the page to the front.

PFTP038

Medicine

Botany

Latin

1 leaf (2 sided)

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