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man as microcosm & man as macrocosm
illustrations from the süddeutsche tafelsammlung, an encyclopedic manuscript containing allegorical and astrological-medical drawings, bavaria, c. 1410
source: Washington, Library of Congress, Rosenwald Collection, Ms. 4, fol. 4v and 5r
#15th century#cosmology#medieval cosmology#mikrokosmosmann#makrokosmosmann#microcosm#macrocosm#süddeutsche tafelsammlung#medieval art
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