Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

Alternative Title

Catalogue 22

Creator

Unknown

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Publisher

Jacob Meydenback

Publication Date

1491

Abstract

The Hortus sanitatis (Garden of Health) is an encyclopedia on the medicinal properties of plants compiled from several classical authors, including Galen, Albertus Magnus, and most notably the first-century Greek author Dioscorides.

Decoration

Two columns text in black ink, incomplete guide letters, header "tractatus" in black.

Keywords

Incunabula, Traditional medicine

Notes

Items in this collection are only available online; we do not have physical copies of these items in the USF Library's Special Collections. The original items were returned to the donor.

Extent

1 page

Geographic Location

Mainz (Germany)

Language

Latin

Media Type

Illuminated manuscripts

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

S04-00234-14717_B

Leaf from <i>Hortus Sanitatis</i>, Verso

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