About This Item
Title
The fleur-de-lys
Subject
Lilium
Occultism
Symbolism
Emblems and Insignia
Description
Artist unknown.
Paracelsus' 2nd prophecy. Three fleur-de-lis on a bare tree.
Title taken from English translation: Prophecies of Paracelsus (London : William Rider & Son, 1915).
Creator
Paracelsus, 1493-1541
Source
Original image in: Paracelsus, 1493-1541. Prognosticatio eximii doctoris Theophrasti Paracelsi (S.l. : s.n., between 1560 and 1580). 1f 257 (Historical Medical Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
Prognosticatio eximii doctoris Theophrasti Paracelsi reveals the prophecies of Theophrastus von Hohenheim, known as Paracelsus. Paracelsus was a revolutionary chemical physician also known for his occultist philosophy. This edition contains 32 prophesies and accompanying illustrations and may have been printed in France between 1560 and 1580.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
between 1560 and 1580
Language
lat
Type
StillImage
Identifier
1f_257.pl2a
1f_257.pl2b
Original Format
1 print : etching
Physical Dimensions
10 x 8 cm
Citation
Paracelsus, 1493-1541, “The fleur-de-lys,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 25, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2126.