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Illustrations from the Art & Illustrated Books collection.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with a thick, hairy root, lobed green leaves on red stems, and a tall central stalk with clusters of small red and white flowers.
Voynich Manuscript - High Resolution Scans
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with large leaves, a blue flower, and red bulbous roots.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with blue flowers and serrated leaves
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with green pinnate leaves, blue and white bell-shaped flowers, and a complex root system.
A detailed botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with two large, patterned flower heads, star-shaped leaves, and a complex root system with spiked circular structures.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with zoomorphic roots and rounded leaves/fruits.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with an eye-like flower head, scalloped leaves, and a complex root system.
A yogi in a seated meditative pose, illustrating the subtle body and its energy centers (chakras).
Energy Centers and Channels in the Shiva Tradition
Circular diagram with concentric rings of Latin text and a central tree symbol, framed by a blue floral border.
The Book of Experiments and Geomancy
Anatomical woodcut from Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a male figure in profile and frontal views with mathematical measurements.
Four Books on Human Proportion
Anatomical woodcut study of a male figure from the front and side, illustrating human proportions with numerical notations.
Anthropometric woodcut study of a female figure showing frontal and profile views with mathematical proportions.
Anatomical woodcut study of a female figure from the profile and frontal view, marked with proportional measurements.
Anatomical woodcut study of a female figure from the front and profile, illustrating the proportions of the human body with measurement lines and Latin labels.
Anatomical woodcut diagram of a male figure in profile with proportional measurements and Latin labels.
Anatomical woodcut showing the front and back views of a male figure with proportional measurements and grid lines.
Anatomical woodcut diagram showing the proportional measurements of a female figure in profile and frontal views.
Anatomical woodcut diagram showing the profile of a male figure with geometric measurement lines and a separate detail of an arm.
A woodcut diagram from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing the posterior view of a male figure with one arm raised to demonstrate geometric and proportional relationships.
Woodcut diagram of a male figure in profile and a separate arm, illustrating human proportions with measurement lines and numerical notations.
A woodcut diagram of a male figure illustrating human proportions, with one arm raised to trace a geometric arc.
Anatomical woodcut diagram of a female figure in profile with proportional measurements and Latin labels.
Anatomical woodcut of a female figure illustrating human proportions with geometric measurements and an arc indicating the range of arm movement.
Anatomical woodcut study of a female figure from the profile and frontal view, illustrating human proportions with mathematical measurements.
Woodcut illustration of a female figure shown in profile and frontal views, demonstrating anatomical proportions.
Anatomical woodcut study of female proportions from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human symmetry.
Anatomical woodcut of a female figure shown in profile and frontal views with proportional measurements.
Anatomical woodcut study of human proportions showing a male figure in profile and frontal views with Latin measurement labels.
Woodcut diagram of a rustic male figure shown in profile and three-quarter view, illustrating anatomical proportions with horizontal measurement lines.
Two woodcut figures of a male body demonstrating anatomical proportions and movement, shown from front-three-quarter and profile-back views.
Two woodcut figures of a female body shown from the front and side, illustrating human proportions.
A woodcut diagram from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a male figure in profile and frontal views with geometric measurement lines and a pair of dividers.
Two woodcut figures of a male body from the side and front, demonstrating anatomical proportions and measurement.
Woodcut diagram from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a female figure in profile and frontal views with geometric measurement lines.
Two woodcut studies of a female figure from the side and front, illustrating human proportions.
Two woodcut figures illustrating human proportions, showing a male figure in profile and three-quarter view with anatomical markings.
Two woodcut figures of a woman shown in profile and three-quarter view, demonstrating anatomical proportions and the use of a staff for measurement.
Hand-colored astronomical volvelle for the planet Saturn, featuring an octagonal zodiac frame and a hand emerging from a cloud holding a ring.
The Emperor's Astronomy
Woodcut illustration of a Buddhist deity, likely a guardian figure or a manifestation of Avalokiteshvara, standing amidst swirling clouds.
Eighty-four Manifestations of the Great Compassion Mantra
A complex allegorical woodcut representing the Great Work (Magnum Opus) and the Philosopher's Stone, featuring celestial bodies, mythological creatures, and human figures supporting a cosmic sphere.
Alchemy
Woodcut portrait of Emperor Lizong of the Song Dynasty, depicted in traditional court attire.
Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Biographies and Portraits
Woodcut illustration of a mythical tiger-like creature representing the 'Lung God' (肺神).
Sancai Tuhui (Vol. 55)
Woodcut illustration of a guqin hand gesture titled 'Crying Pigeon Calling for Rain', showing a hand position and a bird on a branch.
Sancai Tuhui (Vol. 65)
Woodcut illustration of a mounted archer performing horse archery.
Sancai Tuhui (Vol. 71)
Woodcut illustration of a martial artist in the 'Facing Heaven' stance, holding a long spear.
Woodcut illustration of two men practicing a staff-fighting technique, titled 'Xia Chuan Shi Tu' (Lower Piercing Stance Diagram).
Portrait of Michael Maier, the author, at age 49, holding a book and standing before a draped background with his coat of arms.
Symbols of the Golden Table of the Twelve Nations
A complex cosmological engraving titled 'Integrae Naturae speculum, Artisque imago' depicting the Great Chain of Being and the hierarchy of the universe.
The History of the Two Worlds
A detailed technical engraving of a water-powered clock or musical automaton featuring a carillon of bells and a numbered hexagonal tower.
A solid black engraved rectangle representing the primeval void, framed with the Latin phrase 'Et sic in infinitum'.
Utriusque Cosmi Historia - Tomus Primus (De Macrocosmi)
A muscular, nude male figure, possibly an elemental spirit or a personification of wind, with his hair and outstretched arms transforming into swirling clouds. He stands in a landscape with a body of water and distant architecture.
Atalanta Fleeing
An allegorical illustration depicting a large female figure, personifying Mother Earth or Nature, with a globe as her torso from which infants emerge. She is flanked by a goat suckling two infants on the left and a dog-like animal (possibly a wolf) suckling two infants on the right. The scene is set in a landscape with hills and distant buildings, and the illustration is hand-colored.
Saturn vomiting a stone, set within a landscape with a small building and distant city.
An emblem depicting a man fishing coral from a river, with a city in the background and a face in the clouds.
Engraving of two muscular men in a dynamic wrestling or lifting pose within a landscape.
A Treatise on Painting
Engraving of a 15th-century painting depicting St. Augustine as an Episcopal scribe.
Illuminated Manuscripts in Classical and Medieval Times
Seated queen with a rosary and a small wild woman figure at her feet.
The Numeral Playing Cards of the Master of Playing Cards
The Virgin and Child enthroned, surrounded by four angels and a group of figures, from Folio 7v of the Book of Kells.
Book of Kells Facsimile
Anatomical woodcut from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a male figure in profile and frontal views with mathematical measurements.
Woodcut diagram from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a female figure in profile and frontal views with anatomical measurements.
Frontispiece of Andreas Vesalius's 'De humani corporis fabrica' showing a public dissection.
On the Fabric of the Human Body (De Humani Corporis Fabrica)
Anterior view of a human skeleton leaning on a spade in a landscape.
A detailed woodcut of a human skeleton in a pensive pose, leaning its head on one hand and resting the other on a skull atop a stone plinth.
The 'Third Muscle Plate' (Tertia Musculorum Tabula) from Vesalius's Fabrica, showing the superficial muscles of the anterior human body.
Anatomical woodcut of a human male figure from behind, showing the tenth layer of muscles, set in a landscape.
Architectural title page for John Dee's 'Monas Hieroglyphica' featuring the central Monas symbol.
The Hieroglyphic Monad (1564 Antwerp)
A complex architectural allegory of music and mathematics, featuring organ pipes, musical notation, mathematical tables, and various figures.
Frontispiece of Robert Fludd's 'Utriusque Cosmi Historia' featuring a cosmological diagram of the Macrocosm and Microcosm.
Three botanical illustrations of bulbous flowering plants: two varieties of Spanish Hyacinth and a Neapolitan Star of Bethlehem.
Hortus Eystettensis
A dense collection of geometric sketches and diagrams by Leonardo da Vinci, exploring three-dimensional forms, intersections of solids, and mathematical principles.
Notes and Sketches on Geometry
Topographical map and landscape study with mirror writing
Studies and Drawings on Canals
A red chalk drawing of an elderly man with long, flowing hair and a beard, widely accepted as a self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci.
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci
Anatomical studies of the human foot and lower leg bones by Leonardo da Vinci
The Manuscripts of Leonardo da Vinci: On Anatomy, Folios A
Full-page illumination of Christ Enthroned, a major figurative miniature from the Book of Kells.
Full-page illumination of Christ Enthroned, also known as the 'Christ in Majesty' or 'Temptation of Christ' folio from the Book of Kells.
Complex alchemical allegory featuring a central vessel with a figure, a peacock-drawn chariot, and various surrounding scenes of coronation and study.
Splendor of the Sun
Portrait of Pierio Valeriano in an allegorical frame
Valeriano: Hieroglyphica (1575)
Botanical illustration of a plant with green and yellow-brown leaves, a single flower at the top, and a textured root system.
Botanical illustration of a plant with a large circular leaf, a single flower, and a complex root system.
Stylized botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with banded red and green leaves.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with a segmented, hairy root, green multi-lobed leaves, and blue flowers.
A detailed botanical illustration of an unidentified plant. It features multiple stems emerging from a bulbous root with wavy tendrils. The stems are covered in small, alternating lanceolate leaves colored in alternating shades of green and red. Several stems terminate in clusters of flower buds or seed heads.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with large green leaves and a bulbous root system.
A botanical illustration of a plant with green serrated leaves, small five-petaled red flowers, and two distinct brown tuberous roots at the base.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with serrated leaves and pod-like structures.
Botanical illustration of a plant with a large green lobed leaf and a branching root system.
Botanical illustration of a plant with blue bell-shaped flowers and wavy green leaves.
Botanical illustration of a plant with three stalks and large, rounded flower heads.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with layered foliage and blue buds.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with pointed green leaves, a red stem, a single flower, and a large, coiled, segmented root.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with a red root, serrated green leaves with heart-shaped appendages, and two large pods, one topped with a sun-like flower.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with large green leaves and a curved, segmented flower head.
Botanical illustration of a plant with a large blue flower, buds, and roots.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with a large flower head, lobed leaves, and a thick horizontal root.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with blue flowers and green leaves.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with blue and red flowers and green-striped leaves.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with blue bell-shaped flowers, red-dotted stalks, green serrated leaves, and a complex root system.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with a single flower and thorny roots
Botanical illustration of a plant with blue flowers, palmate leaves, and a segmented root system.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with blue flowers and rounded green leaves.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with green serrated leaves, blue flower clusters, and a reddish root system.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with serrated green leaves and sunburst-like flowers.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with red roots, green wavy leaves, and a segmented seed head.
A botanical illustration of an unidentified plant. It features a rosette of sharp, jagged green leaves at the base and a tall central stalk. At the top of the stalk is a blue, multi-petaled flower. Several green, bulbous seed pods or developing buds branch from the stalk. The root system at the bottom is depicted as a complex, segmented structure.
Botanical illustration of a plant with green leaves and blue-white flower clusters.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with green leaves, striped flower heads, and roots featuring human-like faces.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with large serrated leaves and a complex root system.
A botanical illustration of an unidentified plant. It features two red-veined basal leaves, a long stem, and a large cup-like structure (possibly a calyx or specialized leaf) colored tan/brown with a green serrated rim. A single flower stalk emerges from this cup, ending in a multi-lobed blue and white flower with red markings.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with a large green crown, clusters of blue berries, and a prominent root system.
Botanical illustration of a plant with lobed green and yellow leaves, small blue flowers, and a thick root system.
A botanical illustration of a plant with tiered, scale-like leaves in shades of green and brown. A reddish central stem rises from a brownish, bifurcated root system and terminates in a single blue star-shaped or thistle-like flower.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with a blue flower, fan-like leaves, and a complex root system.
A botanical illustration of an unidentified plant featuring deeply lobed, serrated green leaves, a dense terminal cluster of small blue flowers, and two large, reddish-brown tuberous roots joined at the base of the stem. The illustration is surrounded by text in the unknown Voynich script.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with green leaves, blue-tipped seed heads, and a large fibrous root system, featuring a snake-like element at the base.
A large botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with a fan-like leaf structure and a thick, segmented root.
Botanical illustration of a plant with a hand-like root and blue feathery flowers.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with blue flower clusters and a segmented root system.
A botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with lobed green leaves, a thick root system, and two pairs of blue and white flowers.
A large botanical illustration featuring two large, rounded green structures, possibly leaves or heads, with winding stems bearing small red and blue flowers, and thick, bulbous roots at the base.
Botanical illustration of an unidentified plant with a blue crown-like flower and large green leaves.
Diagram of the subtle body showing the chakras in a seated yogi.
A two-part manuscript illumination depicting the personifications of the Sun (Sol) and the Moon (Luna) in their celestial chariots.
Wonders of the East and Astronomical-Calendrical Treatise
Allegorical depiction of the Sun (Sol) and Moon (Luna) in their respective chariots.
Personifications of the seven classical planets in circular medallions.
Circular diagram containing seven smaller circular portraits representing the Pleiades.
Personified representation of the constellation Orion holding a club and sword within an architectural frame.
Medieval medical diagram showing cautery points on human figures
Medical and Herbal Texts
Two horizontal panels depicting surgical procedures: an eye operation (top) and a nasal operation (bottom).
Medical diagram depicting various patients with skin conditions or fevers, shown in different states of repose and standing.
Two-panel medical diagram illustrating surgical procedures: an eye operation in the top panel and a nasal or facial procedure in the bottom panel.
A medical illustration depicting a physician performing cataract surgery, known as couching, on a patient's eye using a needle-like instrument.
Medieval manuscript illumination depicting a physician performing eye surgery, specifically couching for cataracts, on a patient.
Medieval manuscript illumination depicting a medical or allegorical scene with two men, a bird, and a dog-like creature.
A medieval astronomical volvelle with two rotating paper wheels featuring central figures and numerical scales.
Medieval manuscript illumination depicting two scholars with astronomical instruments.
Two scholars with astronomical instruments (astrolabe and quadrant) in a framed manuscript illumination.
A scholar, likely Bernardus Silvester, seated in an ornate chair writing on a long scroll.
Medieval illumination of the philosophers Plato and Socrates
A complex circular divinatory diagram (rota) with concentric rings of text and a central image of a castle, set within a square frame with architectural motifs.
A portrait of the philosopher Anaxagoras seated at a lectern, framed by a Gothic arch.
A complex geomantic diagram showing the relationships between zodiac signs, the four elements, and geomantic dot patterns.
The opening section of the Ripley Scroll featuring Hermes Trismegistus holding an alchemical flask and a toad.
The Ripley Scroll
The Alchemical Toad and the Seven Gates of the Great Work
A complex alchemical emblem from the Ripley Scroll featuring the Sun (Sol) and Moon (Luna) flanking a central vessel or fountain where figures undergo transformation, topped by a flaming furnace.
The Bird of Hermes and the Alchemical Fountain from the Ripley Scroll.
The Bird of Hermes, a large bird with a crowned human head, perched on a swirling globe.
An alchemical emblem from the Ripley Scroll featuring a radiant sun, a crescent moon, and a Bird of Hermes (pelican) feeding its young with its own blood.
The Sun (Sol) bleeding into a vessel containing three black spheres, held by a figure.
A central Buddha figure seated on a lotus throne, surrounded by disciples and guardian deities amidst colorful clouds.
Illustrated Life of the Buddha
Polychrome woodcut illustration of a Buddhist narrative scene.
A vibrant, hand-colored woodcut depicting a narrative scene with figures in a landscape of mountains, clouds, and a palace. A central figure on a white horse is shown departing from a walled compound.
A multi-colored woodcut illustration depicting a scene from the life of the Buddha, showing Prince Siddhartha in a mountainous landscape receiving attendants.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration of a central Buddhist deity on a lotus throne with two kneeling figures.
A hand-colored woodcut illustration depicting a group of figures, possibly warriors or celestial beings, in a landscape with vibrant, swirling clouds.
A vibrant, hand-colored woodcut illustration depicting a central Buddhist figure seated on a lotus throne, surrounded by attendants and set against a landscape of stylized mountains and clouds.
A vibrant, hand-colored woodcut depicting the Buddha seated on a lotus throne, surrounded by figures representing the temptation by Mara's daughters.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting a Buddhist narrative scene with the Buddha and various figures.
A vibrant, hand-colored woodcut depicting a central seated Buddha figure surrounded by various deities, monks, and celestial beings amidst clouds and a landscape.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting a central Buddha figure with attendants and other figures in a celestial landscape.
A vibrant, hand-colored woodcut depicting a central seated Buddha figure surrounded by various deities, monks, and celestial beings in a landscape with mountains and clouds.
A vibrant, hand-colored woodcut depicting a central Buddha figure seated on a lotus throne, surrounded by various deities, monks, and celestial beings amidst colorful clouds.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration of a Buddhist assembly in a celestial landscape.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting a central Buddhist deity on a throne surrounded by dragons and attendants.
Polychrome woodcut illustration of a Buddhist scene featuring a central seated figure surrounded by celestial beings in a mountainous landscape.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration of a Buddhist scene featuring multiple figures and deities, depicting the 'Two Merchants Offering Food' to the Buddha.
A detailed Buddhist scene depicting a central figure, likely the Buddha, preaching to a large assembly of followers and deities in a landscape with deer.
A vibrant hand-colored woodcut depicting the Buddha preaching to an assembly of figures in a mountainous landscape.
A vibrant hand-colored woodcut depicting the Buddha teaching a large assembly of monks in a landscape.
A hand-colored woodcut depicting the Buddha preaching at the Venuvana (Bamboo Grove) monastery, surrounded by monks and royal figures in a landscape.
A vibrant, hand-colored woodcut illustration depicting a Buddhist scene with multiple figures, auspicious clouds, and a central architectural pavilion.
A vibrant, hand-colored woodcut illustration depicting a multi-tiered pagoda surrounded by celestial figures and deities in a cloud-filled landscape.
A vibrant, multi-colored woodblock illustration depicting a central seated deity surrounded by an assembly of monks, arhats, and celestial beings.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration of a Buddhist narrative scene featuring the Buddha and several figures.
A vibrant, multi-colored woodblock illustration depicting a celestial scene with a central deity and several figures on horseback and on foot in a landscape.
A detailed, hand-colored woodcut illustration depicting a Buddhist narrative scene within a traditional Chinese architectural setting.
A vibrant, hand-colored woodcut illustration depicting a central Buddha figure surrounded by a celestial and earthly assembly.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting a scene from the life of the Buddha with various figures in a temple garden.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration of a Buddhist narrative scene featuring a central deity and several figures in a landscape.
Polychrome woodcut illustration depicting a Buddhist narrative scene with deities descending on clouds and a figure in a pavilion.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting a central Buddha figure flanked by two attendants in a celestial landscape.
A vibrant, multi-figure scene depicting a Buddhist narrative, likely the parable of 'Taking a child from the fire'.
A vibrant, multi-colored woodcut illustration depicting Buddhist narrative scenes with deities and earthly figures.
A vibrant hand-colored woodcut illustration depicting a Buddhist narrative scene with multiple figures in a stylized landscape.
A complex, hand-colored narrative woodcut illustrating a Buddhist sutra, featuring a central seated Buddha figure surrounded by various deities, monks, and laypeople within a landscape of auspicious clouds and architectural elements.
A vibrant polychrome woodcut illustration depicting a Buddhist narrative scene with multiple figures, deities, and mythical creatures.
A vibrant, hand-colored woodcut illustration depicting a Buddhist celestial procession with multiple figures and deities amidst colorful clouds.
A vibrant, hand-colored woodcut illustration depicting a central Buddhist deity surrounded by an assembly of figures in a celestial pavilion.
A vibrant color woodcut depicting a Buddhist assembly with a central Buddha figure surrounded by Bodhisattvas and monks.
A vibrant polychrome woodcut depicting a central Buddhist deity seated in a pavilion surrounded by attendants and monks.
Polychrome woodcut illustration of a Buddhist scene featuring a central deity on a lotus throne surrounded by attendants and auspicious clouds.
A vibrant, hand-colored woodcut illustration of a central Buddha figure presiding over a celestial assembly of bodhisattvas and deities amidst auspicious clouds.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting a Buddhist assembly with a central Buddha, bodhisattvas, guardian deities, and devotees.
A vibrant, multi-figure Buddhist scene featuring a central seated Buddha surrounded by deities, attendants, and a kneeling monk in the foreground, set against a backdrop of stylized clouds and a radiant aura.
Polychrome woodblock illustration of a Buddhist deity presiding over an assembly.
A central Buddha figure seated on a lotus throne, surrounded by an assembly of monks and deities amidst clouds and mountains.
A vibrant, hand-colored woodcut illustration depicting a Buddhist narrative scene with multiple figures, a palanquin procession, and celestial beings in clouds.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration of a Buddhist scene with multiple figures and deities.
A vibrant, hand-colored woodcut illustration depicting a Buddhist scene with multiple figures in a mountainous landscape.
A vibrant, hand-colored woodcut illustration depicting a central Buddha figure surrounded by monks and deities in a landscape with a waterfall.
A vibrant, hand-colored woodcut illustration from a Buddhist sutra, depicting a central deity surrounded by monks and royal figures amidst stylized clouds.
A vibrant hand-colored woodcut depicting the Buddha seated on a lotus throne, surrounded by a celestial assembly of deities and attendants amidst clouds and mountains.
A vibrant, multi-colored woodblock illustration depicting a central haloed figure riding an ox, accompanied by a monk and several attendants in a landscape featuring a waterfall and celestial light.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting a Buddhist assembly with a central seated figure surrounded by various attendants and officials in a landscape.
A vibrant, multi-figure Buddhist scene featuring a central wrathful deity and a seated Buddha.
A vibrant hand-colored woodcut depicting a central Buddha figure surrounded by disciples and monks within a celestial landscape.
Polychrome woodcut illustration of a Buddhist deity surrounded by disciples in a landscape.
Hand-colored woodcut of Buddha preaching to disciples in a pavilion.
A vibrant, hand-colored woodcut depicting a central Buddha figure surrounded by disciples and monks in a landscape.
A multi-tiered pagoda surrounded by celestial figures and colorful clouds.
A vibrant, hand-colored woodcut depicting the Parinirvana of the Buddha, showing him reclining on a platform surrounded by mourning disciples and celestial beings.
A vibrant polychrome woodcut depicting a Buddhist assembly, likely the Parinirvana of the Buddha.
A vibrant hand-colored woodcut depicting a Buddhist narrative scene with figures in a pavilion and celestial beings in a swirling cloud.
A vibrant, hand-colored woodblock illustration depicting a monk in deep meditation (Samadhi) on a rocky outcrop within a stylized mountain landscape.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting seven Buddhist arhats or monks in a landscape setting.
A narrative illustration depicting Emperor Ming of Han's dream of the Buddha, featuring multiple figures in a landscape with auspicious clouds and mountains.
Narrative scene with monks, an official, a horseman, and a tiger in a landscape.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration depicting a narrative scene with an emperor in a palace and a deity in the clouds.
A hand-colored woodcut illustration depicting a Buddhist narrative scene with a monk in a pavilion and a celestial vision above.
A vibrant hand-colored woodcut illustration depicting a narrative scene with figures in a pavilion and a mountainous landscape.
A vibrant hand-colored woodcut depicting a Buddhist narrative scene with a monk in a pavilion and celestial figures appearing on clouds.
A vibrant, hand-colored woodcut depicting a courtly or religious scene with an emperor and Buddhist monks.
A narrative scene depicting Prince Jin receiving Buddhist precepts from a monk in a palace setting.
A hand-colored woodcut illustration depicting a Buddhist monk seated in a pavilion, receiving a kneeling figure, set within a landscape with a boat and mountains.
A multi-colored woodblock illustration depicting a scene with several figures in a pavilion set against a mountainous landscape.
A vibrant, hand-colored woodblock illustration depicting a courtly scene where a high-ranking figure, likely an emperor, sits on a throne receiving a group of individuals, including monks.
A colorful woodblock illustration depicting a monk kneeling before a group of officials or deities in a pavilion, set against a mountain landscape.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting a Buddhist monk in a boat on turbulent waters, with a figure on the shore.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting a monk in a pavilion receiving visitors in a mountain landscape.
Hand-colored woodblock illustration of a Buddhist deity appearing to a kneeling monk in a mountain landscape.
A vibrant hand-colored woodcut illustration depicting a narrative scene with multiple figures in a landscape and architectural setting.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration depicting a narrative scene with multiple figures, a temple, and a deity riding a blue lion.
A vibrant narrative scene depicting monks, officials, and tigers in a mountainous landscape with traditional architecture.
A scholar seated in a pavilion overlooking a mountainous landscape with a dragon in the clouds.
A hand-colored woodcut illustration depicting a Buddhist narrative scene with figures in a mountainous landscape.
A vibrant, hand-colored woodcut illustration depicting a group of figures in traditional Chinese attire within a courtyard or palace setting.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating scenes from Dante's Inferno, featuring Dante and Virgil observing Minos and the punishment of the lustful.
The Divine Comedy with Commentary by Cristoforo Landino
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating scenes from Dante's Inferno, featuring Dante and Virgil observing various punishments.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting scenes from Dante's Inferno, featuring Dante and Virgil observing Cerberus and the damned.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration of scenes from Dante's Inferno, showing Dante and Virgil journeying through various circles of Hell.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration of Dante and Virgil at the gates of the City of Dis from Dante's Inferno.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration of Dante's Inferno, Canto X, showing the Sixth Circle of Hell with heretics in flaming tombs.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration for Canto XII of Dante's Inferno, depicting Dante and Virgil meeting the Centaurs on the banks of the Phlegethon.
Woodcut illustration of Dante's Inferno, Canto XIII, depicting the Wood of the Suicides with Harpies.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating a scene from Dante's Inferno, showing Dante and Virgil observing tormented souls in the Seventh Circle of Hell.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting Dante and Virgil in the Seventh Circle of Hell from the Inferno.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto XVI of Dante's Inferno, showing Dante and Virgil encountering souls in the seventh circle.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating scenes from Dante's Inferno, featuring Dante, Virgil, and various mythological and historical figures in a hellish landscape.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating scenes from Dante's Inferno, showing Dante and Virgil observing damned souls in a rocky landscape.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto XX of Dante's Inferno, showing Dante and Virgil observing the punishment of the soothsayers.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration for Dante's Purgatorio, Canto XXII, showing Dante, Virgil, and Statius on a rocky path.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto XXV of Dante's Purgatorio, showing Dante and Virgil observing souls in the fire of the seventh terrace.
Woodcut illustration of Dante and Virgil observing souls in the flames of Purgatory.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto XXX of Dante's Inferno, showing Dante and Virgil observing the falsifiers in the eighth circle of Hell.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting Dante and Virgil encountering giants in the Inferno.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto XXXII of Dante's Inferno, showing Dante and Virgil among the souls in the frozen lake of Cocytus.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration for Canto XXXII of Dante's Inferno, depicting Dante and Virgil in the frozen circle of Cocytus.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting Dante and Virgil in the Ninth Circle of Hell (Cocytus).
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Dante and Virgil's arrival at the shores of Purgatory and their meeting with Cato of Utica.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto II of Purgatorio, showing an angel pilot bringing souls to shore.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration of the Mountain of Purgatory from Dante's Divine Comedy, surrounded by a decorative border.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting Dante and Virgil ascending Mount Purgatory, showing multiple narrative scenes.
Woodcut illustration of Dante's Purgatorio showing the mountain with various figures.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating scenes from Dante's Purgatorio, featuring Dante, Virgil, Lucia, and an angel at the gate.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto XII of Dante's Purgatorio, showing Dante and Virgil on Mount Purgatory.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting Dante and Virgil ascending Mount Purgatory, encountering various souls.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration from Dante's Purgatorio showing Dante and Virgil observing souls in a landscape of fire and rocks.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration for Canto XVII of Dante's Inferno, depicting Dante and Virgil in the seventh circle of Hell.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration of Dante and Virgil in the eighth circle of Hell (Inferno, Canto XX).
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto XX of Dante's Inferno, showing the punishment of the diviners.
Hand-colored woodcut depicting the Mountain of Purgatory with Dante and Virgil.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto XXVI of Dante's Purgatorio, showing souls in the terrace of the lustful on Mount Purgatory.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating a scene from Dante's Purgatorio, showing Dante and Virgil with souls in a landscape.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto XXX of Dante's Purgatorio, showing Dante's encounter with Beatrice in the Earthly Paradise.
Hand-colored woodcut illustrating Canto XXXI of Dante's Purgatorio, showing Dante, Matilda, Beatrice, and a host of angels.
Hand-colored woodcut illustration depicting scenes from Dante's Purgatorio, featuring figures in a landscape with a river and a celestial host of angels.
Technical sketches including geometric forms, mechanical instruments, and a large diagram of a curved surface.
The Forster Notebook III
The iconic monogram of Albrecht Dürer, featuring a large 'A' with a smaller 'D' nested beneath it.
Woodcut illustration of the posterior view of a male figure with anthropometric measurements and Latin anatomical labels.
Anatomical woodcut from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a female figure in profile and frontal views with mathematical measurements.
Woodcut diagram of a female figure from the rear, illustrating the proportions of the human body with accompanying measurement scales.
A woodcut illustration of the posterior view of a male figure with anthropometric measurements and Latin labels.
A woodcut diagram from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing the posterior view of a female figure with anthropometric measurements.
Woodcut diagram of the posterior view of a human male figure with proportional measurements and Latin anatomical labels.
Anatomical woodcut study of a female figure in profile and frontal views with proportional measurements.
Woodcut diagram of a female figure from the rear, illustrating human proportions with measurement scales and Latin anatomical labels.
Anatomical woodcut from Dürer's 'De Symmetria' showing male figures in profile and frontal views with proportional measurements.
Anatomical woodcut showing the posterior view of a human male figure with proportional measurements and Latin labels.
Woodcut diagram of the posterior view of a female figure with anthropometric measurements and scale lines.
A woodcut diagram from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing the posterior view of a human figure with mathematical measurements and anatomical labels in Latin.
Woodcut diagram of a female figure from the rear, illustrating human proportions with measurement scales.
Anatomical woodcut diagram of a human hand showing proportional measurements and skeletal structure.
Anatomical woodcut diagrams illustrating the proportions and geometric construction of the human foot from lateral, posterior, and superior perspectives.
Anatomical woodcut diagram of a male figure in profile, illustrating human proportions with a grid-based head and numerical measurements.
Anatomical woodcut study of a child's proportions from the front and back, featuring a coordinate grid over the face and mathematical notations.
Anatomical woodcut from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a male figure in profile with a separate study of an arm, both overlaid with a complex grid of measurements and numerical data.
Woodcut diagram from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing the frontal and dorsal views of a male figure with anthropometric measurements.
Anatomical woodcut diagram of a stout male figure in profile and a separate arm, illustrating human proportions with measurement scales and Latin anatomical labels.
Anatomical woodcut from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing front and back views of a female figure with geometric measurement lines and numerical notations.
Anatomical woodcut diagram of a male figure in profile, illustrating the mathematical proportions of the human body with measurement lines and Latin labels.
A woodcut diagram of a male figure from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a frontal view with one arm extended and detailed measurement markings.
Anatomical woodcut of a male figure from the rear, illustrating human proportions with one arm extended.
A woodcut illustration of a female figure from the rear, showing anatomical proportions and measurements.
Anthropometric woodcut diagrams of a female figure in profile and frontal views, illustrating the mathematical proportions of the human body.
Anatomical woodcut from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing the posterior view of a female figure with proportional markings.
A woodcut diagram from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a male figure with one arm raised to demonstrate geometric and mathematical measurements.
Anatomical woodcut of a male figure from the rear, demonstrating human proportions and the arc of arm movement.
Anatomical diagram of a male figure in profile with proportional measurements and Latin labels.
A woodcut diagram from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a standing male figure with one arm raised, inscribed with precise mathematical measurements and geometric arcs.
A woodcut diagram from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing the posterior view of a female figure with an outstretched arm inscribed within a geometric arc.
Anatomical woodcut from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a male figure in profile and frontal views with detailed measurement scales.
Anatomical woodcut from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a female figure in profile and frontal views with measurement scales.
Anatomical woodcut of a male figure in profile with proportional measurements and a separate arm study.
A woodcut diagram from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a male figure with geometric measurements and an arc indicating the range of motion or proportional relationship of the arm.
A woodcut diagram from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a female figure with geometric measurements and an arc indicating the range of arm movement.
Woodcut diagram of a human male figure from the rear, illustrating anatomical proportions and the arc of arm movement.
Anatomical woodcut diagram of a male figure in profile, illustrating human proportions with a coordinate system and measurements.
Woodcut diagram of a male figure from the rear, illustrating human proportions with an outstretched arm and geometric arcs.
Anatomical woodcut of a male figure in profile and a separate arm, illustrating proportional measurements.
A woodcut diagram from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a female figure with geometric measurements and an arc indicating the reach of the arm.
Woodcut diagram from Albrecht Dürer's 'De Symmetria Partium Humanorum Corporum' showing the posterior view of a human figure with geometric proportions and an arc indicating the range of arm movement.
Woodcut diagram of a female figure from the rear, illustrating anatomical proportions with an outstretched arm and geometric arcs.
Anatomical woodcut from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a male figure in profile and frontal views with precise measurement markings and Latin anatomical labels.
Anatomical woodcut of a male figure from the rear, showing proportions and measurements.
A woodcut diagram from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing the posterior view of a female figure with mathematical measurements.
Woodcut diagram of human male proportions showing profile and frontal views with anatomical measurements in Latin.
Anatomical woodcut study of a male figure shown in frontal and profile views, illustrating human proportions.
Anatomical woodcut study of a stout male figure shown in profile and frontal views with geometric proportion lines and Latin labels.
Woodcut illustration of a male figure in frontal and profile views, demonstrating anatomical proportions.
Four woodcut diagrams illustrating the geometric proportions of the human head in profile and frontal views, mapped onto a coordinate grid.
Four woodcut diagrams illustrating the geometric distortion of the human head using coordinate grids.
Four woodcut diagrams illustrating the geometric transformation and proportional distortion of the human head within trapezoidal grids.
Six woodcut diagrams illustrating the mathematical proportions and variations of the human head in profile.
Six woodcut diagrams of human heads in profile, demonstrating proportional variations and facial distortions.
Two woodcut diagrams showing the distortion of the human head profile using slanted grids (rhomboid transformations) to represent 'Facies prona' and 'Facies resupinata'.
Three woodcut diagrams of human heads in profile, overlaid with geometric grids to demonstrate facial proportions and variations (straight, rounded, and concave).
Four woodcut diagrams illustrating the geometric proportions and distortions of the human head in profile.
Four woodcut diagrams of human faces overlaid with proportional grids, demonstrating Dürer's mathematical approach to human physiognomy.
Anatomical woodcut from Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a female figure in profile and frontal views with measurement lines and Latin labels.
Anatomical woodcut study of a stout female figure in profile and frontal views with proportional grid lines and Latin labels.
Woodcut illustration of a stout female figure shown in profile and frontal views, demonstrating human proportions.
Anatomical woodcut from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a male figure in profile and frontal views with measurement lines and Latin labels.
Woodcut diagram from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a male figure in profile and frontal views with anatomical measurements.
Geometric diagram illustrating the mathematical projection and distortion of human proportions.
Anatomical woodcut from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a male figure in profile and frontal views with geometric measurement lines.
Anatomical woodcut from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a female figure in profile and frontal views with geometric measurement lines.
Anatomical woodcut diagram showing the geometric construction and foreshortening of the human head from multiple angles.
A technical woodcut diagram illustrating the geometric projection and foreshortening of the human head.
Woodcut diagram from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a 'rustic' female figure (Imago muliebris rustica) from the front and side with geometric measurement lines.
Anatomical woodcut from Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a female figure in profile and frontal views with geometric projection lines.
A woodcut diagram from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing two male figures (profile and frontal views) with horizontal alignment lines indicating anatomical symmetry.
A woodcut diagram from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a female figure in profile and three-quarter view with geometric measurement lines.
A woodcut diagram from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a male figure in profile and frontal views with geometric construction lines.
A complex geometric diagram from Albrecht Dürer's treatise on human proportion, showing a human figure constructed through stereometric blocks and projection lines.
Ornate architectural frontispiece for Sebastiano Serlio's treatise on architecture.
General Rules of Architecture
A circular astronomical diagram featuring numerous dragons or sea monsters radiating from a central point labeled 'UMBRA TERRE'.
A complex, hand-colored astronomical volvelle with multiple concentric rotating paper discs and an octagonal frame.
Hand-colored astronomical diagram illustrating a lunar eclipse with anthropomorphic moons.
A large, hand-colored astronomical diagram illustrating a lunar eclipse, featuring the Moon with a human face passing through the Earth's shadow.
Portrait of Andreas Vesalius performing a dissection on a human arm.
Five anatomical woodcut illustrations of human skulls from various perspectives.
A human skeleton in a three-quarter rear view, leaning forward with its head resting on its hands in a gesture of grief or contemplation, set against a minimal landscape.
The first muscle table (Prima Musculorum Tabula) showing a full-length male figure with skin removed to reveal the superficial musculature, set against a landscape.
The 'Second Muscle Table' showing a flayed human figure in a landscape with ruins.
The 'First Muscle Man' (Prima Musculorum Tabula), a full-length anatomical woodcut showing the superficial musculature of a male figure.
Anatomical woodcut of a human male figure showing the fifth layer of muscles, set against a landscape.
The Sixth Muscle Table (Sexta Musculorum Tabula) showing a human figure with deep musculature revealed, set against a landscape.
Posterior view of a human figure showing deep muscles of the back and limbs, standing against a ruined wall.
Ninth muscle table (Nona Musculorum Tabula) showing the posterior musculature of a human male figure.
The eleventh muscle plate (Undecima Musculorum Tabula) showing the posterior view of the human muscular system.
Twelfth muscle table showing the posterior view of the human muscular system in a landscape.
Anatomical woodcut of a human figure showing posterior musculature in a landscape.
The fourteenth muscle table (Decima Quarta Musculorum Tabula) showing the deep muscles of the human back and neck.
Full-body anatomical diagram of the human venous system.
A full-body anatomical woodcut illustrating the complete human arterial system.
Anatomical woodcut of the human nervous system
Detailed anatomical engraving of the human nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord.
Anatomical woodcut of a human torso showing the internal organs, specifically the intestines and mesentery, labeled with letters.
Anatomical woodcut of a human torso with exposed abdominal organs, including the liver, stomach, and intestines.
Anatomical woodcut of the female pelvic and abdominal cavity from Vesalius's De humani corporis fabrica.
Anatomical woodcut of a female torso showing internal organs, specifically the reproductive and urinary systems.
Anatomical woodcut of a human torso showing internal organs and musculature, with a bearded head tilted back.
Anatomical woodcut of a human brain, viewed from above, showing the cerebral hemispheres and blood vessels.
Anatomical woodcut showing a horizontal cross-section of the human brain within a dissected skull, focusing on the ventricles and corpus callosum.
Anatomical woodcut of a human brain cross-section within a skull, showing internal structures and ventricles.
Full-length portrait of Leonhart Fuchs at age 41.
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
An alchemical emblem featuring a two-headed, winged figure (Rebis) in a landscape, surrounded by a floral border.
Complex alchemical allegory featuring a bird in a glass vessel, a peacock chariot, and various human figures in ceremonial and scholarly settings.
A complex alchemical allegory featuring a central crowned figure within a glass vessel, surrounded by a landscape of daily activities and a celestial chariot above.
Alchemical emblem featuring a personified celestial body with a human face over a landscape.
Woodcut illustration of the Thousand-Hand Thousand-Eye Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva.
An elaborate allegorical woodcut titled 'Typus Artis Aurificae', depicting the alchemical process within a large vessel or shield-like frame.
An elaborate alchemical woodcut depicting a tiered structure or 'Throne of Solomon' featuring a double-headed lion at the base, ascending lions on steps, and a King and Queen seated at the summit beneath a celestial tree.
Engraved portrait of Ulisse Aldrovandi at age 77, surrounded by symbolic birds and animals.
Ornithologiae: de avibus historiae libri XII
Elaborate engraved frontispiece for Carolus Clusius's 'Rariorum plantarum historia' (1601).
History of Rare Plants
Printer's mark of the Plantin Press featuring a hand from a cloud holding a compass.
Portrait of Taihao Fuxi (太昊伏羲氏), a legendary figure in Chinese mythology, credited with creating the Eight Trigrams (Bagua).
Collected Illustrations of the Three Talents
Portrait of Shennong (炎帝神農氏), the legendary Divine Farmer of Chinese mythology.
Portrait of the Yellow Emperor (Huangdi), a legendary Chinese sovereign and cultural hero.
Woodcut portrait of the legendary Chinese Emperor Zhuanxu, also known as Gaoyang.
Portrait of King Wen of Zhou (周文王) from the Sancai Tuhui.
Woodcut portrait of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China.
Portrait of Emperor Jing of Han (Han Jingdi) from the Sancai Tuhui.
Sancai Tuhui (Vol. 22)
Portrait of Emperor Wu of Song (Liu Yu)
Portrait of Emperor Xiaozong of Song
Portrait of Emperor Chengzu (Yongle Emperor) of the Ming Dynasty.
Acupuncture diagram of the spleen meridian on a human figure.
Woodcut illustration of a human figure showing the Heart Meridian and its acupuncture points.
A woodcut diagram from the Ming dynasty encyclopedia Sancai Tuhui, depicting the acupuncture points and meridian lines associated with the kidney (腎經).
Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: The Human Body
Woodcut illustration of a soldier in a martial arts stance holding a langxian (wolf-brush spear).
Woodcut illustration of three women riding on the back of a pig.
The Witches of Northamptonshire
Engraved frontispiece title page featuring twelve portrait medallions of alchemical authorities from different nations surrounding the central title text.
Alchemical emblem of Hermes Trismegistus standing beside the Sun and Moon.
Alchemical emblem depicting Maria Prophetissa (Mary the Jewess) gesturing toward a symbolic apparatus on a hill.
An alchemical emblem depicting a hooded philosopher (Democritus) pointing toward a nude female figure representing Nature, who holds a flaming heart. In the background, a man works with a hammer and anvil near a coastal landscape.
An alchemical emblem depicting a bearded philosopher in robes pointing toward a man treading on a dunghill, with a figure falling from a tower in the background.
Alchemical emblem depicting the philosopher Avicenna pointing toward an eagle in flight chained to a toad on the ground.
An alchemical emblem depicting the marriage of Gabricus and Beya, overseen by a figure representing Arnold of Villanova.
An alchemical engraving depicting Thomas Aquinas standing beside a smoking mountain, representing the Italian nation in Maier's work.
An alchemical emblem depicting a man in noble attire gesturing toward a seated couple who are holding a small child between them, set against an architectural background with arches and a distant landscape.
Alchemical emblem depicting Roger Bacon as a monk holding a balance scale, with fire in one pan and water in the other, set against a landscape.
An alchemical emblem depicting Saturn as a peg-legged man watering a garden of trees bearing sun and moon faces, while a noble figure watches.
A large, complex engraving depicting the creation of the macrocosm, featuring a dark central void surrounded by a radiant sun-like ring, with the word 'FIAT' in a cloud at the top and a dove representing the Holy Spirit on the left.
The Monochordum Mundanum (Celestial Monochord) diagram showing the divine hand tuning the universe.
A complex diagram of the 'Monochordum Mundi' (Celestial Monochord), illustrating the harmony of the spheres through musical intervals mapped onto the cosmos.
