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Author: Brunschwig, Hieronymus, ca. 1450-ca. 1512
Title: Kleines Distillierbuch

Description of Image: Beginning of the first book showing a researcher examining two books (sig. C1 recto)

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Author: Brunschwig, Hieronymus, ca. 1450-ca. 1512
Title: Kleines Distillierbuch

Description of Image: Distillation apparatus, including alembics, matrasses, retorts, and pelicans (sig. C3 verso)

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Author: Brunschwig, Hieronymus, ca. 1450-ca. 1512
Title: Kleines Distillierbuch

Description of Image: Distillation apparatus, including alembics, cucurbites, and circulatoria (sig. C4 recto)

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Author: Brunschwig, Hieronymus, ca. 1450-ca. 1512
Title: Kleines Distillierbuch

Description of Image: Distillation furnace (sig. C6 verso)

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Author: Brunschwig, Hieronymus, ca. 1450-ca. 1512
Title: Kleines Distillierbuch

Description of Image: Beginning of the second part of the book (sig. E1 recto)

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Author: Brunschwig, Hieronymus, ca. 1450-ca. 1512
Title: Kleines Distillierbuch

Description of Image: The top image is of a plant called Aaron's Beard or Creeping St. John’s Wort (Hypericum calycinum). The bottom image is of two versions of Mandrake Root, thought to resemble human form (sig. E5 verso)

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Author: Brunschwig, Hieronymus, ca. 1450-ca. 1512
Title: Kleines Distillierbuch

Description of Image: Angelica plant (sig. E6 recto)

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Author: Brunschwig, Hieronymus, ca. 1450-ca. 1512
Title: Kleines Distillierbuch

Description of Image: Viola tricolor plant (sig. L3 verso)

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Author: Brunschwig, Hieronymus, ca. 1450-ca. 1512
Title: Kleines Distillierbuch

Description of Image: The left image is of a Yarrow or Milfoil plant. The right image is of Liverwort. (sig. L4 recto)

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Author: Brunschwig, Hieronymus, ca. 1450-ca. 1512
Title: Kleines Distillierbuch

Description of Image: Beginning of the third book showing a patient being ministered to (sig. Z2 recto)

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