Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)
Title:
[A man and a woman in a mercury bath]
Creator:
Morgenstern, Philipp, Author.
Subject (Keyword):
Alchemy
Subject (Keyword):
Symbolism
Subject (Keyword):
Baths
Subject (Keyword):
Mercury
Subject (Genre):
Book Illustrations
Publication Information:
Basel: Ludwig Königs, 1613.
Appears In:
Turba philosophorum; das ist, Das Buch von der güldenen Kunst, p. 216.
Copyright Statement:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Order No.:
A012131
Physical Description:
1 print : woodcut.
Image Description:
A man and a woman, both wearing crowns, are sitting in a mercury bath; they are holding long stemmed flowers which they have crossed so that each can hold one end of the other's flower; a diving bird holds a third flower between the others.
Note (General):
Old Negative no. 69-282
Restrictions on Access:
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Record UI:
101435248

[A man and a woman in a mercury bath]

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