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text describing internal and reproductive anatomy of insects as well as the notion of metamorphosis

Natural history discovered from the New World, which was brought to Spain by various explorers who travelled to the New World. Based on the experiences of these explorers to the New World, this manuscript gives detailed discription of various medical…

5 volume encyclopedia that is the first modern attempt to describe all animals known in the Rennaissance

Organized in to three separate manuscripts, this collection, entitled General History of the Things of New Spain, serves to describe the traditions and customs of the Aztecs, including 2000 images that portay and describe the daily lives of the…

A manuscript which outlines all aspects of life, to inlcude the natural history of New Spain with the help of native artisans

Based on the traditions of the Nahua people of Mesoamerica, this manuscript includes both description and images of herbals found in the New World--what is now known as Central Mexico--that were used for various medical ailments by the Aztecs. This…

A treatise studying the five regular solids.

Consist of various contributions from the members of the Royal College of Physicians, and of more particular interest, the chemist Paraclesus, this is one of the first published pharmacoepia's of London. It includes symptoms of diseases and ailments,…

Albrecht Dürer depicts a female angel with a predominance of black bile in her system.