Prognosticatio eximii doctoris Theophrasti Paracelsi
A prognostication attributed to the physician Paracelsus (1493-1541), printed with no publisher or place given and dated 1500 in the record, though the date is probably later. It is a prophecy book, likely meant for readers interested in occult forecasting. The small etched scenes of staves, bare trees, towers, swords and hands in clouds are a clear set of emblematic motifs a designer could borrow for mysterious, sparse, symbolic compositions.
