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Theodor Zwinger (1658-1724)
Theatrum botanicum; das ist. Volkommenes Kräuter-Buch...
Basel: In Berlegung Hans Jacob Bischoffs, 1744

Theodor Zwinger was a Swiss scholar - something of a univeralist, interested in many different topics. He was trained as a physician at the University of Padua, and returned to Basel where he joined the faculty there, lecturing on medical theory as well as Greek and ethics. Zwinger was known to be a supporter of Paracelsus. He is well known for his work on the art of travel, to which he gave the appearance of a science. The Lloyd holds his encyclopedic work on botany, which contains numerous hand-colored plates of plants.

Zwinger volume 1 page 67AZwinger volume 1 page 67B
Volume 1, a and b from page 67

Zwinger volume 2 page 624Zwinger volume 2 page 625
Volume 2 pages 624 and 625

Zwinger volume 2 page 1050 - strawberries
previousnext imageVolume 2 pages 1050 and 1051

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