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Four men in consultation

About This Item

Title

Four men in consultation

Subject

Christianity
Communication
Decision making
Occultism
Symbolism

Description

Artist unknown.
Paracelsus' 28th prophecy. Four men have a discussion. They are seated in a semi-circle with a double cross in the middle.
Title taken from English translation: Prophecies of Paracelsus (London : William Rider & Son, 1915). Title is given in erroneously as: Five men in consultation.

Creator

Paracelsus, 1493-1541

Source

Prognosticatio eximii doctoris Theophrasti Paracelsi reveals the prophecies of Theophrastus von Hohenheim, known as Paracelsus. Paracelsus was a revolutionary chemical physician also known for his occultist philosophy. This edition contains 32 prophesies and accompanying illustrations and may have been printed in France between 1560 and 1580.

Publisher

Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Date

between 1560 and 1580

Language

lat

Type

StillImage

Identifier

1f_257.pl28a
1f_257.pl28b

Original Format

1 print : etching

Physical Dimensions

10 x 8 cm

Citation

Paracelsus, 1493-1541, “Four men in consultation,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed April 16, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2152.