Basilius Besler

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Object Details

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Besler, Basilivs

Description

Portrait of Basil Bressler (1561-1629), an important apothecary and botanist in Nuremberg. Copper plate engraving from Bressler, Hortus Eystettensis (Nuremberg, 1613).

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

ID Number

1991.0664.0074

accession number

1991.0664

catalog number

M-06200

collector/donor number

SAP 893

Object Name

Other Terms

print; ART OBJECTS

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

ink (overall material)

wood (overall material)

glass (overall material)

engraving (overall production method/technique)

Measurements

overall: 38.6 cm x 2.8 cm; 15 3/16 in x 1 1/8 in

Related Publication

Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Health & Medicine

European Apothecary

Religion

Art

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Portraits

Ophthalmology

Pharmacy

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-b5de-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_994037