Aureolus Philippus Theophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim, known as Paracelsus

• Image: 5.5 x 4.75 in.
  Woodcut on laid paper
• Not on display
• Gift of Fisher Scientific International
• Fisher Collection
• FA 2000.001.084
• No known copyright restrictions

Description

A woodcut of Paracelsus shown holding a sword with his arms and a long inscription around the border. To his left is a coat of arms and a priest in a window; to his right is a window with a baby head and books.

Inscription

Laus Deo, Pax Vivis, Requies Aeterna Sepultis. Alterius Non Sit, Qui Suus Esse Potest. Omne Donum Perfectum a Deo, Imperf. A Diabo.