It may come as a surprise that the spanish inquisition viewed it as worth an intervention. By this time a new more scientific approach to botany was arising throughout europe, and time for works like hortus sanitatis had past. The hortus sanitatis or the ortus sanitatis the origin of health, as it is also known, is in the tradition of the medieval herbals. Man purging fluid from lungs recto and plant for abdominal. Asparagus sparagus, 1491 edition of jacob meydenbachs. The last complete edition of the hortus sanitatis was printed in frankfurt by herman gulfferich in 1552.
In 2015, three treasures from our rare books collection were sent out for professional conservation by james and stuart brockman ltd, bookbinders. The example of the hortus sanitatis mainz, 1491 february 27, 2019. The hortus sanitatis, or the garden of health, is a vade mecum of all things natural, herbal, medicinal and mythical. And exactly this is implemented in this fragrance in an amazingly good way. In the collection of the bayerische staatsbibliothek is a copy of jakob meydenbachs hortus sanitatis 1. Christian bay in 1484 peter schoffer, in mainz, published a book on popular medicine entitled herbarius. Sir david will be one of the contributors to our forthcoming treasures book, writing up cambridge university librarys copy of the hortus sanitatis, printed in mainz by jacob meydenbach, 23 june 1491 inc. Contributors meydenbach, jakob, active 15th century. Hortus sanitatis latin for the garden of health is the first printed encyclopaedia of natural history, featuring sections devoted to plants, animals, birds, fish and stones. Incunable leaf hortus sanitatis nutmeg colored woodcut. 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.
Shipwreck caused by loadstone from hortus sanitatis printed by jacob meydenbach, mainz, 1491. Hortus sanitatis by jacob meydenbach hardcover 1491. The hortus sanitatis was a very popular woodcut book, reprinted seven times between 1496 and 1517 in strasburg, paris, and venice. In 1491 jacob meydenbach, another printer in mainz issued an ortus sanitatis in latin, the text divided into. Ortus sanitatis rare books collection, university of melbourne library ortus sanitatis or hortus sanitatis mainz. The hortus sanitatis is the third and most extensive of the fundamental botanical compilations which are generally now called herbals.
Hortus sanitatis describes familiar animals too, but adds details of which readers might be ignorant. 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. The hortus sanitatis garden of health was a popular compendium of plant and herb lore during the middle ages. A second edition of the hortus sanitatis was published in 1491 and a third in 1497. Incunabula project blog sir david attenborough and the. The hortus sanitatis is a book of herbal medicine which was printed in mainz in 1491. Ortus sanitatis digital collections national library. The ortus sanitatis also known as the hortus sanitatis or garden of health was one of the first natural history encyclopaedias published following the european invention of moveable type and the printing press. To request a higher resolution file, please submit an online request. Chervil and cardamom plants, 1491 wellcome l0029952. T he hortus sanitatis also written ortus, latin for the garden of health, was the first natural history encyclopedia, published by jacob meydenbach in mainz, germany in 1491. Two earlier such books had dealt with plants, but this one, compiled by jacob meydenbach, adds sections on mammals, fish, birds, and rocks, and concludes with a description of the diagnostic qualities of.
Two earlier such books had dealt with plants, but this one, compiled by jacob meydenbach, adds sections on mammals, fish, birds, and rocks, and concludes with a description of the diagnostic qualities of urine, presumably so that readers might discover the sources of the remedies they needed. Unlike these earlier works, besides dealing with herbs, the hortus sanitatis deals with animals, birds, fish and stones too. This work, also known as the garden of health, is the very first encyclopedia on natural history ever printed. A substantial fragment of 56 incredible leaves from an incunable printing of hortus sanitatis. Jacob meydenbach, 1491 george mcarthur bequest, 1903 rare books collection university of melbourne library the ortus sanitatis also known as the hortus sanitatis or garden of health was one of the first. University of glasgow myglasgow glasgow incunabula. This is one of a series of late medieval herbals a book about plants and how they can be used for medicine. Man purging fluid from lungs recto and plant for abdominal pain verso from hortus sanitatis garden of health, plate 35 from woodcuts from books of the 15th century date. Full text of on the herbarius and hortus sanitatis. Unknown artist mainz, late 15th century printed and published by jakob meydenbach german, active 1491 c.
Nih nlm history talks nursing photograph physician plants portrait poster preservation profiles in science public health. The words and wondrous woodcut illustrations in this book catalog european knowledge of the health benefits of the plants, animals, and minerals of the known and imagined world on the eve of the columbian exchange. The earliest printed illustrations of natural history jstor. Another book which remained in use for a remarkable time is the hortus sanitatis garden of health printed at maintz as early as 1491. Rare books collection, university of melbourne library. A rare book detailing some of the earliest european medical texts by jacob meydenbach 1491 2a5ym5w from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. May 21, 2012 one of my favourite rare books is the hortus sanitatis. One peculiarity of some cuts is that there is a combination of the white line on black, with the black line on white e.
List of florilegia and botanical codices wikipedia. In addition to botanical information, it contains tracts on fish, birds, and other animals. The index of forbidden books maintained by the inquisition became an. Rare books department copy contains contemporary marginal notations boston public library rare books department ex libris inscription.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Detail from hortus sanitatis, 1491 ancient peoples suspected that insects carried disease long before scientists discovered their role in the late nineteenth century. This is the first latin edition, and twenty others were printed in latin before 1547 attesting to its popularity. After many hours of painstaking expert repair, the books have returned to hertford and. Diagnostics, urinalysis, books, german, 15th cen hortus. The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. Rare books conservation hertford college university of. It may come as a surprise that the spanish inquisition viewed it. Pruss was the man who really profited by the edition of the latin hortus meydenbach could not issue a. Hortus sanitatis garden of health, published by jakob meydenbach, 1491. When compairing a 1491, edition of hortus sanitatis published by jacob.
Rosenwald 152 goff h486 haincopinger 8944 bm 15th cent. In 1491 jakob meydenbach published an incredibly detailed natural history encyclopedia, the hortus sanitatis or garden of health. View title hortus sanitatis, physicians examining urine perioddate 1491, mainz meydenbach mediatechnique book, german legacy mediatechnique book, german work record id 248466 image record id 241746 classification filing number ma. Then, after stopping his ears to shut out the lethal shriek, he should beat the dog so that it flees and so pulls up the root.
The hortus sanitatis, a latin natural history encyclopaedia, was published by jacob meydenbach in mainz, germany in 1491. There are two undated editions by johann pruss, issued around 1497. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Hortus sanitatis garden of health, published by jakob. Hortus sanitatis, or garden of health, is in the tradition of medieval herbals. This 1491 map may have influenced christopher columbus live. Unknown artist mainz, late 15th century printed and published by jakob meydenbach german, active 1491c. This edition is rare, and was the prototype for all subsequent editions. It contains all the knowledge then available on plants, beasts, fishes, birds, and minerals, together with their curative uses.
Vntg nystrom world landform sculptural relief roll down map no. This herbal is unusual because it also shows animals, birds, fishes and stones. Botany materia medica plants, medicinal phytotherapy animals urine. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. It was first printed in 1491 in mainz, germany, by jacob meydenbach, who is thought to have also been the compiler of the book. Two earlier such books had dealt with plants, but this one, compiled by jacob. Hortus sanitatis handcoloured woodcuts and text from hortus sanitatis handcoloured woodcut and text from hortus sanitatis. An educational and informational site about rare, old and antiquarian books.
The hortus sanitatis or ortus sanitatis garden of health is perhaps the most comprehensive work on natural history produced in the middle ages. Rare books collection university of melbourne library. Jun 28, 2017 hortus sanitatis garden of health, published by jakob meydenbach, 1491. The hortus sanitatis was a very popular woodcut book, reprinted. The cutting is chiefly in outline, with occasionally a little shading never cross hatching. On the one hand the herbal notes, which already remind of medicine. It describes species in the natural world along with their medicinal uses and modes of preparation. It was first printed in 1491 by jacob meydenbach in mainz. It was printed in 1491 in mainz in southern germany, by jakob meydenbach. Profiles in science public health rare books recent acquisitions red cross research. However, the hortus sanitatis greatly enlarged the scope of the previous book by adding additional plants as well as extra sections on land animals, birds, fishes, stones and minerals, and a section on urine.
This file is licensed under the creative commons attribution 4. This was the first of the large class of books called herbals, which contained illustrations of animals and plants by means of woodcuts. Martellus used a number of books to inform his map, including the 1491 book hortus sanitatis, which describes animals around the known world. Since the book was the first to contain printed pictures of animals and plants it is of. Detail from hortus sanitatis, 1491 sketches, detail, map. Tight inner margins text cut off along the gutter throughout. Work title diagnostics, urinalysis, books, german, 15th cen. Although ostensibly medical in purpose, the book also features many of the standard. So this encyclopaedia is entitled hortus sanitatis, the garden of health.
The university of melbournes copy is imperfect, containing only 386 leaves out of 454, but includes several hundred. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any. Aug 16, 2018 martellus used a number of books to inform his map, including the 1491 book hortus sanitatis, which describes animals around the known world. Other articles where hortus sanitatis is discussed. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Mandrake in hortus sanitatis, 1491 circulating now from nlm. Incunable leaf hortus sanitatis nut nutmeg colored woodcut venice 1500. This object is asparagus sparagus, 1491 edition of jacob meydenbachs garden of health hortus sanitatis with the accession number of 43. Media in category hortus sanitatis 1491 the following 142 files are in this category, out of 142 total. Incunabula leaf hortus sanitatis or ortus sanitatis. It also includes descriptions of exotic creatures which few, if any, of its readers could have seen. Incunabula leaf hortus sanitatis or ortus sanitatis origin. Ortus sanitatis digital collections national library of medicine. This 1491 map may have influenced christopher columbus.
It was published by jacob meydenbach in mainz, germany in 1491. First pruss edition, the first reprinting of the hortus sanitatis first mainz 1491. Latin for the garden of health, a latin natural history encyclopaedia, was published by jacob meydenbach in mainz, germany in 1491. Incunable leaf hortus sanitatis ancusa colored woodcut venice 1500. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
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