Woodcut page from an early printed book showing figures in a room treating a seated patient, with printed text above and below the scene.

Thesaurus pauperum: woodcut page from an early printed book

A woodcut page from a printed book, with a line of Italian text above a framed scene of medical treatment: a seated patient, a standing assistant in a cap, and a bent figure working at a small stool beside an arched doorway. Below, a column of black-letter text opens with a decorated initial.

Artist: John XXI
Date: [1497?]
Medium: Incunabula
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 3175 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1507.
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

15th century woodcut early printed book incunabula black-letter type medieval medicine woodcut illustration decorated initial