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Engraved title page: a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe with a rod, books, a dog, rooster, owl and dragon, above a printed cartouche.

A doctor (Melchior Sebisch the younger?) seated holding the staff of Aesculapius; a dog, a cockerel, an owl and a dragon next to him. Engraving, 1661.

An engraved title page showing a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe and cap seated at a table beside draped curtains, resting on open books and holding a rod. A dog, a rooster, an owl and a small dragon-like creature surround him. A decorative cartouche below carries the printed title and the date 1661.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1661
Medium
Title pages Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2198 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1661.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Médico con bastón y animales, portada del Manuale sive Speculum Medicinae, 1661

Portada grabada con un hombre barbado, con túnica y gorro forrados de piel, sentado a una mesa junto a cortinas drapeadas, apoyado en libros abiertos y sosteniendo una vara. Lo acompañan un perro, un gallo, una lechuza y una pequeña criatura parecida a un dragón. Un marco ornamental en la parte inferior lleva el título impreso y la fecha 1661.

Português: Médico com bastão e animais, frontispício do Manuale sive Speculum Medicinae, 1661

Frontispício gravado com um homem barbado, de manto e gorro forrados de pele, sentado a uma mesa junto a cortinas drapeadas, apoiado em livros abertos e segurando uma vara. Ao seu redor estão um cão, um galo, uma coruja e uma pequena criatura semelhante a um dragão. Um cartucho ornamental na parte inferior traz o título impresso e a data de 1661.

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