A page illustrated with a phoenix and birds in trees. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. The Hortus sanitatis, in its many editions and translations was the most popular and influential herbal of its time, and served as an encyclopaedia of the plant, animal, and mineral kingdoms and the medical applications of their products. Hortus Sanitatis Incunabula Mandrake mythological plant. But it is the human figures, surrounded by birds or standing by rivers containing not only fish but mermaids, that take us back most vividly to the birth of scientific natural history. Page illustrated with a woman delousing a man. 
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The crocodile was of interest because, perhaps paradoxically, ointments made from its body parts would cure wrinkled skin.
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Structured data Items portrayed in this file depicts. Five different types of dogs, woodcut, Wellcome L There are two copies of this work in the Foyle Special Collections Library.
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Other King's Collections Sites: Articles containing Middle English-language text Commons category link is defined as the pagename Commons category link is locally defined. This is a wax seal, which is unusual in both nature and placement. Adam and Eve under the Tree of life. Woman in bed, woodcut from Hortus Sanitatis Wellcome L L Full Bibliographic Record: These letters also contribute to the rich tapestry of the history of this book.
The sanltatis is divided up into sections as follows: They believed that the natural world had been created by God to be of use to humanity and that animals and plants were there to provide cures for diseases.
Under the 'More' menu you can find metadata about the itemany transcription and translation we have of the text and find out about downloading or sharing this image. If you want to share this page with others you can send them sanittais link to this individual page: For most of us, however, the charm of this wonderful book rests in its woodcut illustrations.
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Treasures of the Library: Many of the plants Meydenbach describes are immediately recognisable, but there are some where fantasy has taken over. This edition is rare, and was the prototype for all subsequent editions. No Contents List Available.
However, in his second letter, the revelation that the red residue of wax is found above the seal disproves his theory. Retrieved from " https: A man and a woman loading a cart, woodcut, Wellcome L Sanitats engraver was a skilled craftsman, but there is some botanical retrogression, since he did not always fully understand the plants he was copying from previous cuts.
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De lapidibus et in terre venis nascentibus. Woodcut Ortus sanitatis Published: Or was a previous owner using their own seal?
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