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Schreiber, Heinrich (Mathematiker): Ein new künstlich ... Rechenbüchlin, Erffurdt 1523 [VD16 S 4142]

Times table, circa 1523
Measuring stick or 5's table?
Explaining how to convert fractions to the same base number to be able to subract and add.




Distillery book from 1500.
Brunschwig, Hieronymus: Hie anfahen ist das Buch genant Liber de arte distillandi, von der Künst der Distillierung, Straßburg, 1500.05.08 [BSB-Ink B-932 - GW 5595]

Beginning of the equipment section
Beginning of Recipe section



Another distillery book, from 1545
Ryff, Walther Hermann: Das new groß Distillierbuch, Frankfurt, 1545 [VD16 R 3978]

A 7 pot still station
Different pot shapes

Amazing to see how much the equipment progressed in 45 years between the 1500 book and this one!


Two books, one printed in Augsburg in 1490 and one in Ulm in 1498, with identical woodcuts. They are Calendars (with daily saints), Almanacs and Astrology books. Each month has the calendar of days, the saints for each day, and a set of vignettes of activities for each month.

This one is in b/w, Kalender, iatromathematisches Hausbuch, Augsburg 1490.11.22. [BSB-Ink K-6 - GW M16025]

This one is in color Kalender, Iatromathematisches Hausbuch, Ulm, 1498 [BSB-Ink K-9 - GW M16032]

January: Sitting at table
February: Warming the feet and hands in front of the fire, with sausages hanging over a rod to dry
August: Woman cutting wheat with a sickle

The start of the astrology section, with a couple of interesting instruments, pg 57, pg 58
The parts of the body governed by each sign

Treatments for various conditions, Melencholia the picture looks like depression to me
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I'm still getting caught up from being on vacation, but here are a few links to some interesting looking books.

Brunschwig, Hieronymus: Destilierbuch, Frankfurt [ca. 1565] [VD16 B 8730]
A book on distillery with detailed drawings of the equipment and furnaces used in the process. The cover of the book is quite interesting too, as its dark velum with white text!

Bock, Hieronymus: Verae, atque ad vivum expressae imagines omnium herbarum, Straßburg 1553 [VD16 B 6027]
An herbal book, with detailed drawings of plants with their Latin and period German common names

Georgijevic, Bartolomej / Herold, Johannes: Türkey, oder von yetziger Türken Kirchengepräng, Sytten und leben, Basel 1545 [VD16 D 3043]
I think this is a Turkey travel guide for merchants. It has a section containing a Turkish-German glossary, as well as Turkish sentences and German translations. Very interesting.

Regiomontanus, Johannes: Kalender, Straßburg 1532 [VD16 M 6542]

Astrological calendar for 1533.

Goldwurm, Kaspar: Kirchen Calender. Ein Christlich vñ nützlich Buch Jn welchem nach Ordnung gemeiner Calender die Monat Tag vnd die fürnembsten Fest des gantzen jars mit jrem gebrauch Auch der Heiligen Apostel vnd Christlichen Bischoff Leerer vnd Martyrer Glaub Leben vnd bestendige bekantnuß ... kürtzlich verfasset vnd mit schoenen Figuren gezieret ... Caspar Goltwurm Athesinus., Frankfurt/Main 1559 [VD16 ZV 26109]

Church calendar for 1559

Cranach, Lucas (der Ältere) Rhau, Georg: Hortvlvs animae, Mit schönen lieblichen Figuren ; 1547, [Wittemberg] 1548 [VD16 R 1687]
Printed Book of Hours, illustrations done by Lucas Cranach the Elder.

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