Bernhard Schnell

Johannes Hartlieb »kräuterbuch« (Wissensliteratur Im Mittelalter) (German Edition) Bernhard Schnell German edition

The only fully illustrated herbal written in German before incunabula, Munich physician and scholar Johannes Hartlieb's (+ 1468) herbal book has earned a special place in the history of medieval medical literature. Hartlieb's comprehensive work, comprised of more than 170 chapters in total, stands out on account of the truly exceptional and innovative pharmaceutical illustrations which make up an integral part of the work. This premier critical text edition based on our current knowledge of the manuscript tradition fills a long existing gap; until now, there have only been prints of a fragmented manuscript from the Oberosterreichisches Landesmuseum in Linz and one of the only recently discovered manuscript from the Furstlich Salm-Salm'sche Bibliothek in Anholt. This critical edition not only contains information on the author Hartlieb, but also on the tradition and history of the text, and a glossary. Moreover, a representative selection of 64 full page color illustrations from the main manuscript is provided. German text.