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Images of pages
Heinrich Khunrath. Amphitheatrum sapientiae aeternae. [Hamburg: s.n., 1595.].
This section leads to images of the engraved plates and transcriptions of the
text surrounding the circular images on those plates (see notes on the transcription), as well as images of the letterpress pages.
The emblematic depth of the engravings Khunrath wanted for his major work put considerable demand on artists and engravers employed for the project. The four circular plates Khunrath designed for his Amphitheatrum sapientiae aeternae, were evidently engraved by Paullus van der Doort. The drawing of the laboratory is credited to architectural painter Hans Vredman de Vries (1527-1604).
Click on any of the illustrations to get a larger image.
| Letterpress pages |
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| Title page |
Numbered pages |
Final, unnumbered page |
| Engravings |
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Alchemist's laboratory
(full engraving)
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Alchemist's laboratory
(central image)
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Text
surrounding
the alchemist's laboratory
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Hermaphrodite
(full engraving)
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Hermaphrodite
(central image)
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Text
surrounding
the hermaphrodite |
The four, the three, the two, the one
(full engraving)
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The four, the three, the two, the one
(central image)
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Text
surrounding
the four, the three,
the two, the one |
Cosmic rose
(full engraving)
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Cosmic rose
(central image)
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Text
surrounding
the cosmic rose |
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