Brunfels's Herbarium (1530). Title page for 'Herbarium vivae eicones' by the German theologian and botanist Otto Brunfels (1488-1534). This work was p
Brunfels's Herbarium (1530). Title page for 'Herbarium vivae eicones' by the German theologian and botanist Otto Brunfels (1488-1534). This work was published in Strasbourg in three parts between 1530 and 1536. The botanical artworks were done from life by German artist Hans Weiditz the Younger (). The title page includes the publication year of 1530 in Roman numerals, and the author's name in Latin (Oth. Brune). Allegorical and mythological scenes include the Golden Apples of the Hesperides won by Hercules (bottom). At left is Ancient Greek physician Dioscorides. Greek and Roman deities include Apollo (right) and Venus (top).
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