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From "Astronomicum Caesareum" (1540), by Peter Apianus, teacher to Emperor Charles Vth, to whom the work is dedicated. Paper disks can be moved by strings to show the displacement of the heavenly bodies.
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From "Astronomicum Caesareum" (1540), by Peter Apianus, teacher to Emperor Charl...

A view of the city of Prague. From "World Chronicle", a book of some 2.000 illuminated woodcuts by Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff. Nuernberg, 1493; German edition same year.
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A view of the city of Prague. From "World Chronicle", a book of some 2.000 ill...

King Louis XI presides a chapter meeting of the Order of Saint Michel.Beneath the image,two angels hold the chain of the order and the coat of arms of the kings of France. Statute of the Order of Saint Michel,folio 1,FR 19819
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King Louis XI presides a chapter meeting of the Order of Saint Michel.Beneath t...

Frontispice of the "Description des Pays"by Gilles Le Bouvier, illuminated by Jean Perreal (?).Coat of arms French kings;Order of St.Michel;helmet;crown; battle-cry of French kings:"Montjoye Saint Denis". folio D verso FR 5783
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Frontispice of the "Description des Pays"by Gilles Le Bouvier, illuminated...

Les Ditz Moraux de Philosophes,translated from Latin to French by Guillaume de Tignonville,early 15th. Parchment,26,5 x 19 cm, 90 pages. Claudius Galenus (130-210 CE)famous physician,is seen collecting medicinal herbs.Fol.77
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Les Ditz Moraux de Philosophes,translated from Latin to French by Guillaume d...

Recit du Tournoi du Roi Renee a Saumur en 1446 Nommee "Pas du Perron", 1470-1480.French,Paper,36 x 27 cm, 48 pages.The count of Tancarville defies the defending party by hitting their coat of arms with his lance. His caparison shows the colours of the attackers.Fol.9
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Recit du Tournoi du Roi Renee a Saumur en 1446 Nommee "Pas du Perron", 1470-14...

Le Livre des simples medecines - translation into French from the 12th century Latin manuscript of Matthaeus Platearius,physician in Salerno,Italy. Middle 15th,Parchment,29 x 20 cm,221 pages.Collecting aloe plants "in the woods of Babylon".Fol.28.
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Le Livre des simples medecines - translation into French from the 12th cen...

Le Livre des simples medecines - translation into French from the 12th century Latin manuscript of Matthaeus Platearius,physician in Salerno,Italy. Middle 15th,Parchment,29 x 20 cm,221 pages.A man digs for antimony in a rock. Fol.33 verso.
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Le Livre des simples medecines - translation into French from the 12th cen...

Le Livre des simples medecines - translation into French from the 12th century Latin manuscript of Matthaeus Platearius,physician in Salerno,Italy. Middle 15th,Parchment,29 x 20 cm,221 pages.A man digs for orpiment,a yellow mineral.Fol.43
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Le Livre des simples medecines - translation into French from the 12th cen...

Le Livre des simples medecines - translation into French from the 12th century Latin manuscript of Matthaeus Platearius,physician in Salerno,Italy. Middle 15th,Parchment,29 x 20 cm,221 pages. A hive with bees. Fol.149
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Le Livre des simples medecines - translation into French from the 12th cen...

Le Livre des simples medecines - translation into French from the 12th century Latin manuscript of Matthaeus Platearius,physician in Salerno,Italy. Middle 15th,Parchment,29 x 20 cm,221 pages.A stag, whose antlers were said to have medicinal properties.
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Le Livre des simples medecines - translation into French from the 12th cen...

Le Livre des simples medecines - translation into French from the 12th century Latin manuscript of Matthaeus Platearius,physician in Salerno,Italy. Middle 15th,Parchment,29 x 20 cm,221 pages. A rose with leaves and roots.Fol.183 verso.
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Le Livre des simples medecines - translation into French from the 12th cen...