Treatise Collection (#4)

White sweet water grape, Vitis vinifera. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his
FLO4595165 White sweet water grape, Vitis vinifera. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his own " Pomona Britannica, " London, Longman, Hurst, etc

Amicua melon, Cucumis melo, showing segment of fruit, rind, leaf, flower, tendril
FLO4595208 Amicua melon, Cucumis melo, showing segment of fruit, rind, leaf, flower, tendril. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his own " Pomona

King Rene of Anjou (1409-1480) writing his treatise, illumination from "Mortifiement de vaine plaisance" du
1760795 King Rene of Anjou (1409-1480) writing his treatise, illumination from "Mortifiement de vaine plaisance" du roi Rene

The production of honey page from "treaty on herbs" by Dioscorides, 15th century (miniature)
XIR189539 The production of honey page from "treaty on herbs" by Dioscorides, 15th century (miniature); Biblioteca Estense, Modena, Emilia-Romagna

Illustration of an ox-powered paddle-wheel boat. 15th century (manuscript based on a description in 4th century)
528019 Illustration of an ox-powered paddle-wheel boat. 15th century (manuscript based on a description in 4th century anonymous Roman military treatise on war machines De Rebus Bellicis')

Botanical board: watermelon - Polinac melon, Cucumis melo, and segment of fruit, leaf, flower, tendril
FLO4595190 Botanical board: watermelon - Polinac melon, Cucumis melo, and segment of fruit, leaf, flower, tendril. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his own

Zheng He (1371-1435) Chinese mariner, explorer and naval commander. His sailing charts were published in in 1628 in
528880 Zheng He (1371-1435) Chinese mariner, explorer and naval commander. His sailing charts were published in in 1628 in Wubei Zhi (Treatise on Armament Technology)

Emile: or, On Education, treatise by Jean Jacques Rousseau, engraving by Koenig after Alfred Johannot, 1842, France
1732733 Emile: or, On Education, treatise by Jean Jacques Rousseau, engraving by Koenig after Alfred Johannot, 1842, France; (add.info.: Emile: or, On Education, treatise by Jean Jacques Rousseau)

Illustration from Anatomy of the Human Boy by Tashrih-i badan-I insan, c.1390 (engraving)
2626147 Illustration from Anatomy of the Human Boy by Tashrih-i badan-I insan, c.1390 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration from Tashrih-i badan-I insan [Anatomy of the Human Body] a Persian medical)

Hand of Guido d'Arezzo (Gui or Guy d'Arezzo), Italian benedictine
GIA5036377 Hand of Guido d'Arezzo (Gui or Guy d'Arezzo), Italian benedictine, music theorist (990-1050) and one of the founders of the naming of musical notes

Illustration from a treatise on elephants, 1824. Creator: Unknown
Illustration from a treatise on elephants, 1824. This manuscript was created during the first years of the Bangkok dynasty

Portrait of Adolphe Alphand, 1888. Creator: Alfred Philippe Roll
Portrait of Adolphe Alphand, 1888

The ratification of the Treaty of Peace between Italy and the Allied powers at the Quai d'Orsay (Foreign Ministry)
3570022 The ratification of the Treaty of Peace between Italy and the Allied powers at the Quai d'Orsay (Foreign Ministry) of Paris signed by Jefferson Caffery (U.S.), Alexandre Bogomolov (USSR)

Treatise: study about body movements and attitude, 1733 (engraving)
AIS5332985 Treatise: study about body movements and attitude, 1733 (engraving) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); Biblioteca Universidad, Barcelona

Treatise: study about the strength and body movement, 1733 (engraving)
AIS5332966 Treatise: study about the strength and body movement, 1733 (engraving) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); Biblioteca Universidad, Barcelona

Mary of Anjou
3794129 Mary of Anjou -; (add.info.: Mary of Anjou - portrait of the wife of King Charles VII on her throne, wearing a crown)

Page from The Canon of Medicine (al-Qānūn fī aṭ-Ṭibb) by Avicenna
2625243 Page from The Canon of Medicine (al-Qānūn fī aṭ-Ṭibb) by Avicenna by Iranian School (15th Century); (add.info.: Probably Iran, beginning of 15th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Page from The Canon of Medicine (al-Qānūn fī aṭ-Ṭibb) by Avicenna
2625215 Page from The Canon of Medicine (al-Qānūn fī aṭ-Ṭibb) by Avicenna by Iranian School (15th Century); (add.info.: Probably Iran, beginning of 15th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Treatise: study of paper and textile folding, 1733 (engraving)
AIS5332972 Treatise: study of paper and textile folding, 1733 (engraving) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); Biblioteca Universidad, Barcelona

Treatise: study about body movements and attitude, 1733 (engraving)
AIS5332976 Treatise: study about body movements and attitude, 1733 (engraving) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); Biblioteca Universidad, Barcelona

Page from The Canon of Medicine (al-Qānūn fī aṭ-Ṭibb) by Avicenna
2625216 Page from The Canon of Medicine (al-Qānūn fī aṭ-Ṭibb) by Avicenna by Iranian School (15th Century); (add.info.: Probably Iran, beginning of 15th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Medical plate from Kitab Al Qanun fi Page from the Canon of Medicine by Avicenna (Ibn Sina) (980-1037)
LRI4672438 Medical plate from Kitab Al Qanun fi Page from the Canon of Medicine by Avicenna (Ibn Sina) (980-1037), 14th century (vellum)-Tibb (Al Tibb) by Avicenna by Islamic School

Lancelot Turpin de Crisse (1716-1793). French military
Lancelot Turpin de Crisse (Compte Turpin de Crisse) (1716-1793). French military and writer. Portrait. Engraving by Picquenot

Philosophical Treatise (Fragment)
Half of a leaf, paper. Text in black in three columns in a cursive documentary script. It is heavily abbreviated but appears to be a philosophical text. The top half of the leaf is missing

The art of pleasing in conversation - treatise by Ortigues de Vannoniere of Paris ; title page Date: 1695

Frontispiece to Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo by Galileo, published in 1632 (engraving)
533634 Frontispiece to Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo by Galileo, published in 1632 (engraving by Bella, Stefano della (1610-64); (add.info.: Dialogo dei Massimi Sistemi)

Frontispiece to Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo by Galileo, published in 1632 (engraving)
UIG5088679 Frontispiece to Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo by Galileo, published in 1632 (engraving by Bella, Stefano della (1610-64); Science Museum, London

Frontispiece to Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo by Galileo, published in 1632 (engraving)
1830333 Frontispiece to Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo by Galileo, published in 1632 (engraving by Bella, Stefano della (1610-64); (add.info.: Dialogo dei Massimi Sistemi)

Cover of the work " Dialogo di Galileo Galilei Linceo Al Sermo. Ferd. II. Big
CUL4864053 Cover of the work " Dialogo di Galileo Galilei Linceo Al Sermo. Ferd. II. Big. Duca di Toscana", 1632 (engraving); (add.info)

Ms 3469 Historiated initials with a horse, a bird, a dog and a snail, from the Physics by Aristotle (384-322 BC) (pen)
BMR173704 Ms 3469 Historiated initials with a horse, a bird, a dog and a snail, from the Physics by Aristotle (384-322 BC) (pen, ink & tempera on vellum) by French School

Un fauconnier allemand, 13eme century - German falconer, 13th century - He wears a white cap, striped tunic
FLO4677117 Un fauconnier allemand, 13eme century - German falconer, 13th century - He wears a white cap, striped tunic, checked sleeves, stockings

The sobriete, the gluttonry (represented by a man vomiting after eating too much)
JLJ4670487 The sobriete, the gluttonry (represented by a man vomiting after eating too much) and the greed Miniature from the manuscript ms

Frederic II of Hohenstauffen (1194-1250) (Frederic II of the Holy Empire) and his falconer - Frederick II
FLO4675919 Frederic II of Hohenstauffen (1194-1250) (Frederic II of the Holy Empire) and his falconer - Frederick II and his falconer, 13th century - Frederick II wears a gold crown

Mesmer's tub at his consulting room in parish which opened soon after his treatise Memoire sur la decouverte de
542281 Mesmer's tub at his consulting room in parish which opened soon after his treatise Memoire sur la decouverte de magnetism animal in 1779

Basalt promontory Youm-Bournon on the Black Sea. 1822 (engraving)
7236582 Basalt promontory Youm-Bournon on the Black Sea. 1822 (engraving) by Andreossy, Francois (1633-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Basalt promontory Youm-Bournon on the Black Sea)

illustration from Traite de phrenologie humaine et comparee, 19th century (engraving)
2625965 illustration from Traite de phrenologie humaine et comparee, 19th century (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info)

illustration from Traite de phrenologie humaine et comparee, 19th century (engraving)
2625936 illustration from Traite de phrenologie humaine et comparee, 19th century (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info)

illustration from Traite de phrenologie humaine et comparee, 19th century (engraving)
2625955 illustration from Traite de phrenologie humaine et comparee, 19th century (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info)

illustration from Traite de phrenologie humaine et comparee, 19th century (engraving)
2625961 illustration from Traite de phrenologie humaine et comparee, 19th century (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info)

illustration from Traite de phrenologie humaine et comparee, 19th century (engraving)
2625960 illustration from Traite de phrenologie humaine et comparee, 19th century (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info)

illustration from Traite de phrenologie humaine et comparee, 19th century (engraving)
2625958 illustration from Traite de phrenologie humaine et comparee, 19th century (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info)

The Birds and Creatures of the Air, illustration from Hortus Sanitatis ( The Garden of Health ) 1491 (coloured woodcut)
CHT307447 The Birds and Creatures of the Air, illustration from Hortus Sanitatis ( The Garden of Health ) 1491 (coloured woodcut) by German School

Title page of DE RE METALLICA, Georgius Agricola, 1621, dealing with the extraction and shaping of metals
7268496 Title page of DE RE METALLICA, Georgius Agricola, 1621, dealing with the extraction and shaping of metals by Agricola

Title page of DE RE METALLICA, Georgius Agricola, 1621, dealing with the extraction and shaping of metals
7268495 Title page of DE RE METALLICA, Georgius Agricola, 1621, dealing with the extraction and shaping of metals by Agricola, Georgius (1494-1555); Bibliotheque municipale, Carcassonne

A Doctor giving assistance to a man bitten by a snake, manuscript from a treatise of Dioscoride, 13th century (vellum)
CHT163330 A Doctor giving assistance to a man bitten by a snake, manuscript from a treatise of Dioscoride, 13th century (vellum) by Islamic School, (13th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Title-page to The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton, 1628 (engraving)
XJF328386 Title-page to The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton, 1628 (engraving) by Le Blon, Christian (c.1600-65); Private Collection; (add.info)

Design elements from the 16th century. 1890 (Chromolithograph)
7233528 Design elements from the 16th century. 1890 (Chromolithograph) by Guillot, Ernest (19th century); (add.info.: Design elements from the 16th century)

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A treatise is a written work that delves deep into a specific subject, providing detailed analysis and insights. One notable figure who contributed to the world of treatises was George Berkeley, an Irish philosopher known for his philosophical works on immaterialism and idealism. In the realm of religion, one significant event was the Ms - Pope in Council at San Pietro in Montorio. This council aimed to address religious matters and make important decisions regarding Catholic doctrine. Moving on to art and architecture, Donato Bramante's masterpiece, the Tempietto built at San Pietro in Montorio, stands as a testament to his architectural prowess. The intricacies of this structure showcase Bramante's innovative approach towards Renaissance architecture. Treatises aren't limited to philosophy or religion; they can cover diverse topics such as zoology. For instance, there are treatises dedicated solely to exploring twelve different breeds of pigeons – highlighting their unique characteristics and traits. Another fascinating area covered by treatises is sexuality. The Chinese Taoist treatise titled "Sou Nu King" from the 4th century A. D provides valuable insights into Chinese eroticism and sexual initiation practices during that time period. Science also finds its place within these scholarly works. Diagrams like the Natural and Moral Philosophy diagram found in "The Gentlemans Recreation" shed light on scientific concepts prevalent during certain eras. Furthermore, Jewish scholar Josef Asarfati left behind a remarkable treatise that offers profound knowledge about various subjects from around 1299 AD onwards. Arab scholars too made significant contributions through their writings. Hunayn Ibn Ishaq's Treatise on the Eye serves as an invaluable resource for understanding eye-related ailments based on a 13th-century Arabic manuscript. Treatises often delve into controversial topics as well. Ulrich Molitor's treatise explores diviner women and witchcraft through engravings – shedding light on societal beliefs surrounding these subjects. Mathematics also finds its place within treatises.