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Woodcut of a medieval apothecary shop with rows of glass flasks, robed men, a table of books, and figures carrying plant baskets.

Ortus sanitatis.

A black-and-white woodcut showing a shop with rows of glass flasks on shelves, where a robed figure holds a flask to the light beside a table of books. Figures on the left and lower right, some carrying baskets of plants, stand in a tiled interior, with a bench and a stack of books at center.

Artist
Unknown
Date
23 June 1491
Medium
Incunabula
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2743 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1491.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: Xilografía del Ortus sanitatis, 1491: boticario y recolectores de hierbas

Xilografía en blanco y negro que muestra una botica con hileras de frascos de vidrio sobre estantes, donde una figura con túnica sostiene un frasco frente a la luz junto a una mesa con libros. A la izquierda y abajo a la derecha, personajes, algunos con cestas de plantas, ocupan un interior de baldosas.

Português: Xilogravura do Ortus sanitatis, 1491: boticário e coletores de ervas

Xilogravura em preto e branco que mostra uma botica com fileiras de frascos de vidro nas prateleiras, onde uma figura de túnica segura um frasco contra a luz ao lado de uma mesa com livros. À esquerda e embaixo à direita, personagens, alguns com cestos de plantas, ocupam um interior de azulejos.

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