[Hermes/Mercury]

[Hermes/Mercury]

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Publication:
Francofurti: Hermannum a Sande, 1677 [1678]
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Alchemy
Symbolism
Emblems and Insignia
Genre(s):
Book Illustrations
Abstract:
A winged man wearing a crown and holding two caducei is approached from either side by a man, one holding a sword with single serpent (i.e. staff of Aesculapius) and the other, a sword with a cock (symbol associated with Aesculapius).
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Related Title(s):
Is part of: Musaeum hermeticum reformatum et amplificatum..., p. 396.; (DNLM)2389044R
Extent:
1 print
Technique:
woodcut
NLM Unique ID:
101435262 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A012145
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101435262