Search Results

• 

  323 items
  Rare books, Illustrated works, Woodcuts

  Pandora, das ist, Die edleste Gab Gottes

  • Pandora, That Is, the Noblest Gift of God

  • 1582

  First edition. This copy lacks parts of pages 2 and 7 as well as pages 183-184 and 255-256. The missing text on pages 2 and 7 was replaced in handwritten pencil at an unknown date. The work was edited by the physician…

  • Author Epimetheus, Franciscus
  • Editor Reusner, Hieronymus, b. 1558
  • Printer Apiarius, Samuel, -1590
  • Subject Alchemy, Medicine, Reusner, Hieronymus, b. 1558, Mythology, Greek, Symbolism in art
• 

  2 items
  Etchings, Prints

  Execution of an Alchemist

  • 1597

  An etching depicting the execution of the alchemist, Georg Honauer (1572-1597) on the specially erected "Iron Gallows" in Stuttgart, April 2nd, 1597. The engraving shows a portrait of Honauer with inscription on the…

  • After Hogenberg, J.
  • Subject Alchemy, Executions and executioners, Transmutation (Chemistry), Fables, Gallows, Alchemists
• 
  Rare books

  Della Theriaca et del Mithridato Libri Due

  • 1572

  Maranta of Venosa's work on antidotes to poisons. Only engraved title page has been digitized at this time.

  • Author Maranta, Bartolomeo, -1571
  • Publisher Marcantonio Olmo
  • Subject Toxicology
• 
  Engravings, Portraits, Prints

  Pythagoras Philosophe

  • Circa 1584

  This representation of the ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras, who was greatly revered in the Renaissance era, comes from chapter 25 of the publication Les vrais pourtraits et vies des hommes…

  • Contributor Thevet, André, 1502-1590
  • Subject Pythagoras, Mathematicians, Philosophers
• 
  Engravings, Portraits, Prints

  Albert Le Grand Evesque de Ratisbonne

  • Circa 1584

  This wood engraving portrays Albertus Magnus (1193?-1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, who was a German Dominican friar and Catholic bishop. The inscription "Albert Le Grand Evesque de…

  • Contributor Thevet, André, 1502-1590
  • Subject Albertus, Magnus, Saint, 1193?-1280
• 
  Engravings, Portraits, Prints

  Hernry [Henri] Corneille Agrippa

  • Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa

  • Circa 1584

  This depiction of German polymath, physician, legal scholar, soldier, theologian, and occult writer Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (1486–1535) comes from chapter 107 of the publication Les vrais pourtraits et…

  • Contributor Thevet, André, 1502-1590
  • Subject Agrippa von Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius, 1486?-1535
• 
  Engravings, Portraits, Prints

  Geber Alchymiste Arabe

  • Circa 1584

  This depiction of 8th-century Arabic polymath Abu Mūsā Jābir ibn Hayyān, westernized by Europeans as "Geber," comes from chapter 33 of the publication Les vrais pourtraits et vies des hommes illustres grecz, latins et…

  • Contributor Thevet, André, 1502-1590
  • Subject Alchemists, Jābir ibn Ḥayyān, Muslim scholars, Alchemy
• 

  2 items
  Portraits, Woodcuts

  Aureolus Philippus Theophrastus

  • 1567

  This "Rosicrucian" woodcut portrait of the Swiss-German physician and alchemist Aureolus Philippus Theophrastus—better known as Paracelsus—appeared as the frontispiece to a posthumous 1567 edition of his works titled Ph…

  • Subject Alchemists, Elixir of life, Paracelsus, 1493-1541
• 
  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 157: Screw-jack for breaking the iron gratings of a portcullis

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  Can be operated by a single person, easily and with little noise.

  Mechanics: wrenches.

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Jackscrews, Machinery
• 

  3 items
  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 195: Bridge for crossing a river or moat

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  Bridge composed of a boat, with extensible end sections that can be rolled out if the boat is not as long as the water is wide; additionally, the doubled-over end sections can also be unfolded for extra length.
  …

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Movable bridges, Military bridges, Bridges, Machinery
• 
  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 194: Device for setting the aim of artillery

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  A set of two ruled frames is used along with plumb lines and a quadrant to record in daylight the aim of canons to be shot at night. The frames and plumb lines are then used again to aim the canon accurately in the dark…

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Quadrants (Astronomical instruments), Machinery
• 
  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 193: Ballista

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  Composed of three large crossbows. Uses tension to launch arrows, pyrotechnic projectiles, and balls of rock, lead, and iron to defend a city or fortress.

  Mechanics: hand crank; spur gear and lantern.

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Ballista, Machinery, Engines of war
• 

  3 items
  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 192: Ballista

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  Uses tension to launch arrows, pyrotechnic projectiles, balls, and rocks to defend a city or fortress.

  Mechanics: roller thrust bearing; projectile throwing engine; trigger.

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Ballista, Machinery, Engines of war
• 

  3 items
  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 191: Moveable counterweight trebuchet

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  For launching rocks and fireballs to defend a city or fortress.

  Mechanics: hand crank; worm and worm gear; spur gear and recessed face gear; projectile throwing engine.

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Engines of war, Catapult, Machinery
• 

  3 items
  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 190: Counterweight trebuchet

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  For filling ditches and moats with barrels, bales, sacks, and debris, and for defending a city or fortress.

  Mechanics: winch; trigger.

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Engines of war, Catapult, Machinery
• 

  3 items
  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 189: Machine for moving artillery in steep and mountainous places

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Machinery
• 
  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 188: Book wheel

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  Allows user to consult a large number of books without moving or requiring a large table or amount of space. Purportedly useful to those who suffer from gout.

  Mechanics: spur gears; epicyclic gear train.

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Books and reading, Machinery
• 
  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 187: Vase decorated with chirping birds

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  Powered by concealed bellows or a person blowing into a pipe feeding into the base of the vase. Cross-section shows inner system, which relies on changes in air and water pressure to force air through hidden flutes to…

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Hydraulic machinery, Birdsongs--Recording and reproducing, Fountains, Amusements, Pneumatic machinery, Machinery
• 

  3 items
  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 186: Fountain with chirping birds shown in elevation and cross-section

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  Decorated with birds that pipe out song. Can be constructed at various scales and made fixed or portable. Inner system relies on changes in air and water pressure to keep the water circulating and the air moving through…

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Hydraulic machinery, Birdsongs--Recording and reproducing, Fountains, Amusements, Pneumatic machinery, Machinery
• 
  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 185: Portable fountain

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  Cross-section shows inner system, which is identical to that used for the fountain on Plate 184. Syphon action in the descending, snake-shaped pipes starts the water-flow, and inner system relies on changes in air and…

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Hydraulic machinery, Fountains, Pneumatic machinery, Machinery
• 
  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 184: Fountain

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  Pipes outwardly decorated like serpents spew water from the large vase into the basin. Can be fed by a distant natural spring or a hidden tank, provided either is at the same height as the fountain's vase. The inner…

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Hydraulic machinery, Fountains, Pneumatic machinery, Machinery
• 

  3 items
  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 183: Machine for moving heavy weights

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  Includes another view of the machine's gearing in the background.

  Mechanics: capstan bars; worm and worm gear; rope drive.

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Machinery
• 

  3 items
  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 182: Machine for moving heavy weights

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  Includes another view of the machine's gearing in the background.

  Mechanics: hand crank; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear; angle crown gears.

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Machinery
• 

  3 items
  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 180: Machine for moving heavy weights

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  Mechanics: hand crank; Spur gears; worm and worm gear; lantern and crown gear.

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Machinery
• 
  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 181: Machine for moving heavy weights

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  The machine's pulleys are enlarged and featured in the background.

  Mechanics: hand crank; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear.

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Machinery