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HIST 3250 Fall 2017 (Renaissance Europe)
hoh 6 Galen Hippocrates Drunkenness Haven of Health page 213
A page from Thomas Cogan's "Haven of Health" advising his students against drunkenness.
hoh 6 Wild Swine Haven of Health page 117
A page from Thomas Cogan's "Haven of Health" describing the benefits of wild swine meat.
6hoh plague title page
a cropped image from Haven of health
hoh 6 Rosewater Haven of Health page 81
A page from Thomas Cogan's "Haven of Health" describing the benefits of rosewater.
hoh 6 Cheese Haven of Health page 159
A page from Thomas Cogan's "Haven of Health" describing the benefits and risks of cheese.
hoh 6 Milk Haven of Health page 154
A page from Thomas Cogan's "Haven of Health" describing the benefits of milk.
Gerards Turkie Corne
Full page scan of Turkie Corne from Gerards Herbal done at Utah State University.
Astronomical Clock
this piece of "technology" works as a calendar of sorts while looking at the stars
Richard Turner, A View of the Heavens, (USU SCA), 41.
Richard Turner, A View of the Heavens, (USU SCA), 41.
illustration of Mars
An illustration of Mars as found in Richard Turner's A View of the Heavens.
Richard Turner, A View of the Heavens, (USU SCA), Intro.
Richard Turner, A View of the Heavens, (USU SCA), Intro.
Eclipse of the Sun
a diagram of an eclipse of the sun
Richard Turner, A View of the Heavens, (USU SCA), 30.
Richard Turner, A View of the Heavens, (USU SCA), 30.
Eclipse of the Moon
diagram of an eclipse of the moon
Richard Turner, A View of the Heavens, (USU SCA), 32.
Richard Turner, A View of the Heavens, (USU SCA), 32.
6hoh How to Make a Cake Recipe Mariabella Charles
A page from a recipe book "Cookery Recipes and Medical Cures" written by Mariabella Charles c. 1678. It describes how to make a cake.
To see if a woman conceiveth
A recipe to see if a woman conceiveth found in the Secretes of the Reverende Mayster Alexis of Piemont
Remedy for epilepsy
Remedy for epilepsy, known as falling sickness, found in the Secretes of the Reverende Mayster Alexis of Piemont.
Remedy for bad breathe
Remedy for bad breathe found in The Secretes of the Reverende Mayster Alexis of Piemont.
Remedy for a poisonous wound
Remedy for removing poison from a wound, found in The Secretes of the Reverende Mayster Alexis of Piemont.
Remedy for a cough in young children
A remedy for a cough in young children found in The Secretes of the Reverende Mayster Alexis of Piemont.
Remedy against venomous beetles
A remedy against venomous beetles found in The Secretes of the Reverende Mayster Alexis of Piemont.
Clovis I Touching for Scrofula
King Clovis I using the "Royal Touch" to heal a skin disease called scrofula.
Turner - Distance of the Moon From the Earth
In this example problem in Richard Turner's book "Plain Trigonometry," Turner determines the distance of the moon from the earth.
Richard Turner, Plain Trigonometry, 30, as found in Turner's A View of the Heavens, (USU SCA).
Richard Turner, Plain Trigonometry, 30, as found in Turner's A View of the Heavens, (USU SCA).
Spirit's Destination
A picture of the surface of Mars taken by "Spirit," the Mars exploration rover.
Copperplate Map
A copperplate with a map engraved into it. The etch marks on this plate would be filled with ink and used for printing.
Mike Peel, The Copper Plate Map.
Mike Peel, The Copper Plate Map.
Humors
Alchemic approach to four humors in relation to the four elements and zodiacal signs. Book illustration in “Quinta Essentia” by Leonhart Thurneisser zum Thurn (gen. Leonhard Thurneysser). Inscriptions (clockwise): Flegmat, Sanguin, Coleric, Melang.…