Image of Chili Peppers (Capsicum Annuum)
Title
Image of Chili Peppers (Capsicum Annuum)
Subject
Chili peppers
Description
An image of chili peppers from the German translation of Leonhart Fuch's original De Historia Stirpium Commentarii Insignes. The image was drawn by Albrecht Meyer and transferred to woodblocks by Heinrich Füllmaurer. The woodblocks were cut and printed by Vitus Rudolph Speckle. The image's painter is unclear.
Creator
Leonhart Fuchs, Albrecht Meyer, Heinrich Füllmaurer, and Vitus Rudolph Speckle
Source
New Kreüterbuch
Publisher
Taschen Verlag, Köln 2001
Date
Originally printed in 1543
Contributor
Jimmy von Albade
Collections patrimoniales des bibliothèques de l'Université de Strasbourg
Rights
Public domain
Relation
German translation of Fuch's De Historia Stirpium Commentarii Insignes
Format
Woodcut and watercolor on paper
Language
German
Type
Illustrated herbal
Identifier
Image of chili peppers from a German herbal
Coverage
Germany, 16th c.
Original Format
Woodcut with additional painting
Physical Dimensions
329 x 201 mm
Files
Citation
Leonhart Fuchs, Albrecht Meyer, Heinrich Füllmaurer, and Vitus Rudolph Speckle, “Image of Chili Peppers (Capsicum Annuum),” Food origins, accessed March 28, 2024, https://tenochtitlan.omeka.net/items/show/45.