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"Kitchen scene, with Jesus in the House of Martha and Mary in the background" is of an oil painting created by Joachim Bueckelaer in 1569. It shows a woman standing in the foreground holding a leg of meat amidst a kitchen. There are vegetables on…
Copper engraving of Doctor Schnabel [i.e Dr. Beak], a plague doctor in seventeenth-century Rome, with a satirical macaronic poem (‘Vos Creditis, als eine Fabel, / quod scribitur vom Doctor Schnabel’) in octosyllabic rhyming couplets.
The word "Melancholy" from "The Anatomy of Melancholy" title page, 1628 edition.
A synopsis of the first partition, which explains the causes and symptoms of common melancholy.
A picture of the Great Chain of Being used during the Renaissance to sort and categorize different foods.
A synopsis of the second partition, which describes the cures of common melancholy.
Still image of an entry in "The Anatomy of Melancholy"
This page describes Cogan's beliefs concerning the health benefits of water. In this passage Cogan cites both the Bible and ancient medical scholars when he claims water the most important beverage.
This page details Cogan's beliefs regarding water. He suggest that water can serve as an effective cure for hangovers.
A picture of the title page of a renaissance book of secrets.
This page details Cogan's beliefs regarding the consumption of ale and beer. In this passage he describes the difference between the two beverages.
This passage describes Cogan's beliefs regarding the consumption of ale and beer. This passage in particular details why Cogan believes ale superior to beer.
Describes Cogan's beliefs regarding the consumption of ale and beer. Specifically, the health benefits of ale and beer.
Example of a remedy for a knock on the head or goose egg found in the Secretes of the Reverende Alexis Piemount
This passage describes Cogan's beliefs regarding the consumption of ale and beer, illustrating the humoral qualities of the ingredients used to prepare the beverages.
An oil painting of apples, grapes and a pot of jam
A design of jeweled initial letters created by Hans Holbein the Younger.
An image depicting Wolfsbane, an incredibly deadly plant that grows throughout Europe.
In this passage, Cogan describes why wine is second to water as the most important beverage. He cites biblical references and ancient scholars when making this claim. On this page Cogan describes why God created wine, and how due to Satan's meddling,…
This passage describes the health benefits of wine. Cogan details why wine and human life complement each other.
In this passage Cogan describes that the over consumption of wine has negatively impacted students. Due to their frequent drunkenness, he suggests they are not as wise as students who came before them.
In this passage, Cogan details the reasons for why students should not consume wine. Describing drunkenness as an ungodly sin.
The Rothschild Canticles is a collection of meditations and prayers. Includes many remarkable illustrations as well
The title page for Richard Turner's 1765 book "Plain Trigonometry," bound together with his works on Astronomy and Geography.
The dedication page of Richard Turner's 1765 book "Plain Trigonometry," bound together with his works on Astronomy and Geography. The page is addressed to the gentlemen who have an interest in trigonometry or have a use of it in their careers. …
In this, page 5 of Richard Turner's 1765 book "Plain Trigonometry," Turner describes his four axioms or rules that can be used to solve right triangles.
This is page 6, the first page of several in Richard Turner's book "Plain Trigonometry," in which Turner walks the reader through the use of his axioms to solve right triangles.
The title and printing page for a 1588 edition of Haven of Health by Thomas Orwin for William Norton.
A digital scan of page 65 from the third book in the book of secretes.
A scan of page 72 from book three of The Secretes of Reverende Piedemont outlining recipes for the confiture of gourds and cherries.
Eli Duke treks through Antartica with Google Street view equipment strapped to his back.
Eli Duke, Antarctica: New Years Day Castle Rock Hike.
Eli Duke, Antarctica: New Years Day Castle Rock Hike.
painting of a woman playing a stringed instrument while two men look on
