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Techniques and Reception of Prints in Central and Eastern Europe (15th–18th c.)
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Asphodel (Affodillus, Złotogłów, Wildschwertel)

In Hieronim Spiczyński ( attr.), O Ziolach tutecznych y zamorskich y o mocy ich ..., Cracow: Heirs of Marek Szarfenberg (printer), 1556 (Warsaw, BN), fol. 12v

fol. 12v (25 of 616 in-Urus figures)
fol. 12
fol. 13
Details
  • printing: impression
  • woodcut
  • paper
  • page: figure
  • book decoration: illustration
Matrices
  • Gladiolus or Illyrian iris or Asphodel or Turkish marsh gladiolus (Ungler; Unglerowa; Szarfenberger)
Actors
  • Heirs of Marek Szarfenberg printer : 1556
Places
  • Cracow production place : 1556
Design

Gladiolus or Illyrian iris or Asphodel or Turkish marsh gladiolus (Ungler; Unglerowa; Szarfenberger) Part of Subset of plants Part of Set of illustrations for Hortus sanitatis (Ungler; Unglerowa; Szarfenberger) ◼

In-Urus interactions
  • ⇤ Iris (Meydenbach) Part of Subset of plants. Part of Set of Ortus sanitatis illustrations (Meydenbach) Part of Set of Ortus sanitatis illustrations (Meydenbach) ◼
Expert view
Iconography description
  • Asphodel (Asphodelus) (Iconclass: 25G4(ASPHODEL))
Functional context

Hortus sanitatis or plants or animals catalogue (Natural history)

Caption

Asphodel (Affodilus, Goldwurtz)

References
Matrices' graphic catalogue entries
  • Polonia Typographica: VI, 387
Credits
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  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2024-02-25 09:25)

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  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec

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  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2024-02-25 09:25)

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