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Identifier:
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exws_pages_b02_item27
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Title:
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Leaf from Hortus Sanitatis
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Creator:
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Wonnecke von Cuba, Johann, active 1484-1503
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Date:
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1491
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Description:
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From "Hortus Sanitatis", a compilation of mediaeval lore about the therapeutic properties of animal, vegetable and mineral substances. "Hortus Sanitatis" was a generic name for books of this type; this version by Johann von Cube of Frankfort was a compilation of two others with the same title that were published at Mainz in 1491. This edition by Cube was brought out by Reinhard Beck at Strassburg in 1517.
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Dimensions:
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8 x 12.2 in. (20.3 x 31 cm)
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Subject:
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Printing--Specimens
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Subject:
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detached leaves
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Location:
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Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
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Century:
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Fifteenth century
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Contributor:
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Beck, Reinhard, -1522
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Language:
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Latin
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Collection:
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Pages from the Past
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Type:
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Text
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File Format:
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image/jp2
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Source:
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Z4 .P33x. Pages from the past : original leaves from rare books and manuscripts. Western Michigan University Special Collections
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Publisher:
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Western Michigan University
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Rights:
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The digital version is available for education use under ‘Fair Use’ guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Libraries: lib-dc@wmich.edu
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Digital Date:
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2018
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