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Diploma of Doctor of Medicine (University of Padua)
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This diploma of Doctor of Medicine was awarded to Jacob Mahler by the University of Padua, Italy. Mahler, born in Bingen-on-Rhine, Germany, studied medicine and philosophy, and in 1695 was awarded a…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Padua, Venice (Padua, Italy)

Date:

1695

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Medicine, Profession, Education, Scholarship

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Science & Philosophy, Medicine
Facing-page manuscript with Latin text on right-hand page surrounded by floral border and man in circular frame on top and bottom of page, and portrait of man on left-hand side surrounded by floral border and two cherubs with man in frames on top and bottom of page.
Illustration of an Armillary Sphere
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This illustration of an armillary sphere is from a treatise on astronomy, Sefer mareh ha-ofanim (The Appearance of the Heavenly Beings), by Solomon ben Abraham Avigdor. The treatise was mostly a…

Contributor:

Solomon ben Abraham Avigdor, Artist Unknown

Places:

Mantua, Duchy of Mantua (Mantova, Italy)

Date:

1576

Subjects:

Astronomy, Astrology, Cosmology, Illuminated manuscripts, Scholarship

Categories:

Science & Philosophy, Astronomy, Cartooning & Graphic Art
Illustration of a sphere circled by rings at various angles, including illustrations of zodiac symbols.