Theatrum botanicum: the theater of plants. Or, an herball of large extent: containing therein a more ample and exact history and declaration of the physicall herbs and plants that are in other authours, encreased by the access of many hundred new ... plants from all parts of the world, with sundry gummes, and other physicall material ... and a most large demonstration of their natures and vertues. Distributed into sundry classes or tribes, for the more easie knowledge of the many herbes of one nature and property ... collected ... / by John Parkinson Apothecary of London, and the Kings herbarist.
An engraved title page with a central cartouche reading Theatrum Botanicum, flanked by two standing figures in period dress and framed by arches and columns. Above, small scenes show plants and figures in chariots; below, a bearded portrait medallion sits between botanical vignettes and a rider.
- Artist
- John Parkinson
- Date
- 1640
- Medium
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 2629 × 4000 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection
Español: Portada de Theatrum Botanicum, John Parkinson, 1640
Portada grabada con un cartucho central que lleva el título Theatrum Botanicum, flanqueado por dos figuras de pie con vestimenta de época y enmarcado por arcos y columnas. Arriba, pequeñas escenas muestran plantas y figuras en carros; abajo, un medallón con un retrato de hombre barbado aparece entre viñetas botánicas y un jinete.
Português: Página de rosto de Theatrum Botanicum, John Parkinson, 1640
Página de rosto gravada com um cartucho central que traz o título Theatrum Botanicum, ladeado por duas figuras em pé com trajes de época e emoldurado por arcos e colunas. No alto, pequenas cenas mostram plantas e figuras em carruagens; embaixo, um medalhão com retrato de homem barbado fica entre vinhetas botânicas e um cavaleiro.
