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Gart der gesuntheit - Ortus sanitatis (Herbarius)

Publisher Peter Schöffer the Elder German
Attributed to Johannes von Cuba German

March 28, 1485

On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 10

Gart der gesuntheit - Ortus sanitatis (Herbarius), Peter Schöffer the Elder (German, Gernsheim 1425–1503 Mainz), plates: hand colored woodcuts — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

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Title: Gart der gesuntheit - Ortus sanitatis (Herbarius)

Publisher: Peter Schöffer the Elder (German, Gernsheim 1425–1503 Mainz)

Author: Attributed to Johannes von Cuba (died 1503/1504)

Date: March 28, 1485

Medium: plates: hand colored woodcuts

Dimensions: 12 x 8 7/16 x 3 3/8 in. (30.5 x 21.5 x 8.5 cm)

Classification: Books

Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1944

Accession Number: 44.7.15

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Central Europe (including Germany), 1400-1600 A.D.

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