Jost Amman, bathhouse of the 16th century, ca. 1565

The woodcut by the renowned draftsman, engraver and book artist Jost Amman (1539–1591) shows a family bathing in a 16th century bathhouse. The picture illustrates the title page of the Baderbuechlin by Paracelsus. An imprint is found in the writings Opus Chirurgicum published by Adam von Bodenstein in 1565 after Paracelsus' death.

A family in a 16th century bathhouse, woodcut, ca. 1565, artist: Jost Amman (1539–1591); source: Paracelsus: Opus chyrurgicum, des weitberumbten Hochgelehrten und Erfarnen / Aureoli Theophrasti Paracelsi ..., ed. by Adam von Bodenstein, Frankfurt am Main 1565, p. CCCCCCLXII, source: Welcome Collection, https://wellcomecollection.org/works/d783nsjt/images?id=nzscdaj4, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0).