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Print (Engraving) Martinus Rulandus and Johannes Rulandus, engraved by Lucas Kilian, 1623

Inventory Number 17951


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.17951

Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
Portrait of Johannes Rulandus includes inscription: 'In effigiem nobilis clarissimi atque excellentissimi viri, domini Iohannis Rvlandi, vtrivsque medicinae Doctoris prvdentissimi, &c. ... Haec facies faciem Rulandi, lector amice monstrat Iohannis: catera res loquitor. Vtraq coniungens medicamina rifè Salutem ae grotis consiert: hostibus invidiam. Invidià quanquam sit Gens Rulandica maior, paeonià magnis clara tot arte Viris. Amico optimo, optimè de se merito: L. m.p. Petrus Meiderlinus. & c.'
Physical material
Paper
Physical medium
Black ink
Physical technique
Engraving
Object type
Print
Dimensions
Height: 226mm Width: 200mm
Inventory No
17951

Description

Print (Engraving) Martinus Rulandus and Johannes Rulandus, engraved by Lucas Kilian, 1623. Portrait of the German alchemists Johannes and Martinus Rulandus. Two prints mounted on to a single backing sheet.