page_title: Gart der Gesundheit
hierarchical_section_title: Gart der Gesundheit
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Titelblatt
context_page_description: The Gart der Gesundheit was edited in 1485. It was written by Johann Wonnecke von Kaub and it is one of the first printed herbals in German. It was often reprinted until the 18th century. The Gart der Gesundheit is an important late medieval work concerning the knowledge of natural history, especially that of medicinal plants. In 435 chapters 382 plants, 25 drugs from the animal kingdom and 28 minerals are described and illustrated. The book was edited by Peter Schöffer in Mainz. Together with the Latin Herbarius moguntinus and the Latin Hortus sanitatis, the Gart der Gesundheit belongs to the "Group of Mainz herbal incunabula."
context_section_description: The Gart der Gesundheit (German for Latin hortus sanitatis) was edited in 1485. It was written by Johann Wonnecke von Kaub and it is one of the first printed herbals in German. It was often reprinted until the 18th century. The Gart der Gesundheit is an important late medieval work concerning the knowledge of natural history, especially that of medicinal plants. In 435 chapters 382 plants, 25 drugs from the animal kingdom and 28 minerals are described and illustrated. The book was edited by Peter Schöffer in Mainz. Together with the Latin Herbarius moguntinus (Peter Schöffer 1484) and the Latin Hortus sanitatis (Jacob Meydenbach in Mainz 1491), the Gart der Gesundheit belongs to the "Group of Mainz herbal incunabula."
caption: Gart der Gesundheit, Mainz 1485. Titlepage
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