Herbarius - Gart der gesuntheit - Hortus sanitatis
Hans Schönsperger the Elder · German
Date: 1485
Medium: Plates: hand-colored woodcuts
Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 8 1/4 x 3 7/16 in. (31.5 x 21 x 8.8 cm)
Classification: Books
Themes: Flowers
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1944
Date range
1485 – 1485
Largest dimension
8.8 cm
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