Hortus Sanitatis (The Garden of Health)
Printer: Jacob Meydenbach
Date: 1491
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 12 in. (21.6 x 30.5 cm)
Medium: Hand colored woodcut
Place of Origin: Germany (Mainz)
Classification: Books
Object number: 1929.176
Label Text:Schoffer's GART DER GESUNDHEIT was the most popular herbal of its day, but it was rivaled by Meydenbach's herbal. Besides plants, this book included sections on birds, animals, fish, stones, and minerals.
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