Figwort (recto), and Bloodroot (verso), from Gart der Gesundheit (Garden of Health), Plate 11 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century

Medium

Woodcut in black with hand-colored additions and letterpress in black (recto and verso) on cream laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper mat

Dimensions

Image, recto: 11 × 6.3 cm (4 3/8 × 2 1/2 in.); Image, verso: 10 × 6 cm (3 15/16 × 2 3/8 in.); Sheet: 24.3 × 17.3 cm (9 5/8 × 6 13/16 in.)

Classification

woodcut

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

129311