Reisch Collection

Margarita Philosophica. Anatomy, 1504. Artist: Reisch, Gregor (1467-1525)
Margarita Philosophica. Anatomy, 1504. Private Collection

Margarita Philosophica. Title page, 1504. Artist: Reisch, Gregor (1467-1525)
Margarita Philosophica. Title page, 1504. Private Collection

Margarita Philosophica. Geometry, 1504. Artist: Reisch, Gregor (1467-1525)
Margarita Philosophica. Geometry, 1504. Private Collection

Personification of music, with the auxiliaries, the poet and musicians, 1508, (1870). Facsimile of a wood engraving from the Margarita Philosophica Nova

Lake Nambino and the Brentagroup, Tyrol, 1901. Artist: CM Reisch
Lake Nambino and the Brentagroup, Tyrol, 1901. Illustration from The Process Year Book, A Review of the Illustrated Arts. published by AW Penrose & Co, (London, 1901)

The Brenta Group, 1901. Artist: CM Reisch
The Brenta Group, 1901. View of the Alps from the Kaiserin Friedrich Platz, Tyrol. Illustration from The Process Year Book, A Review of the Illustrated Arts

Thunderbolt or lightning, 1508. A man sheltering under a tree struck by lightning or a thunderbolt. From Margarita philosophica (The Pearl of Philosophy) by Gregor Reisch. (Basel, 1508)

Relationship of the organs of the body, the Humours and signs of the Zodiac, 1508. For example, Leo sole house of the Sun governs the heart - hence the term Lion-Hearted

Ptolemy, Alexandrian Greek astronomer and geographer, 1508. Ptolemy (Claudius of Ptolemaeus) (c100-c170 AD), using a quadrant to observe the Moon and stars. Urania, Muse of Astronomy, instructs him

Chemist, 1508. A chemist or alchemist is using bellows to heat up the fire under a crucible. Behind him an alembic standing on a furnace is being used for distillation

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