Art, Symbol & Imagination
A Physician Forecasting from Urine, 1517
A seated man lifts a small glass vessel towards the light while another figure stands at his table. The caption identifies the historical practice of forecasting from urine in an engraving dated 1517.
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Illustrator not identified. "A Physician Forecasting from Urine, 1517" [editorial title]. In The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy, C. J. S. Thompson. 1897 historical edition, 1897. Source scan leaf 237. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0549-0237
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Illustrator not identified. A Physician Forecasting from Urine, 1517. The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy. Scan leaf 237. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0549-0237