L. Rauwolf

[DG97EEB]

Pulling it together from the different sources...


| Date | Event | Source |
|------|-------|--------|
| **1560-63** | Rauwolf studies at Montpellier, collects plants in S. France & N. Italy | Walter et al. 2021 |
| **1573-75** | Rauwolf travels Near East, compiles herbaria | — |
| **1582** | Rauwolf writes to Rudolf II (printing privilege request) | aerztebriefe.de / Guzy 2022 |
| **1583** | Occo visits Rauwolf's house, views botanical manuscripts | aerztebriefe.de (Trew) |
| **1584** | Rauwolf seeks princely buyer due to financial difficulties | Walter et al. 2021 |
| **1584** | Rauwolf → Clusius: "Help me sell my herbarium to a prince" | aerztebriefe.de |
| **1588** | Rauwolf leaves Augsburg; Widemann succeeds as city physician, moves into house | aerztebriefe.de |
| **1593** | Herbarium sold to Rudolf via Reichardt Strein von Schwarzenau - 310 Reichstaler | Walter et al. 2021 |
| **1593 Aug** | Payment still pending per Hans Popp | Walter et al. 2021 |
| **1596 Sept** | Rauwolf dies (Hungary) | — |
| **1597** | Rauwolf's widow dies; estate sold | Guzy 2023 |
| **1597** | Widemann sells "Kunstbuch" to Rudolf - 100 fl. | Guzy 2022 |
| **1599** | Widemann sells "barrel of rare books" - **600 fl.** | Guzy 2022 |
| **1600** | Widemann sells three "Kunstbücher" - 60 fl. | Guzy 2022 |
| **1609** | Widemann → Duke Maximilian (Bavaria) | Guzy 2022 |
| **1614** | Widemann → Christian IV (Denmark): "secret writings" | aerztebriefe.de |
| **1619** | Widemann → James I (England): "manuscripts collected **over 30 years**" | aerztebriefe.de |
| **1621** | Widemann → Duke August (Brunswick): Paracelsus, Kabbalistic works | aerztebriefe.de |
| **1624** | Widemann → James I again: demands payment for 1619 shipment | aerztebriefe.de |
| **1624** | Widemann → Philip IV (Spain) | Guzy 2022 |
| **1628/32** | Widemann → Sigismund III (Poland) | Guzy 2022 |
| **1634** | Widemann → Christina (Sweden) | Guzy 2022 |
| **1637 Oct** | Widemann dies | aerztebriefe.de |

**Two tracks to Rudolf:**
1. **Direct (1593):** Rauwolf → Rudolf (herbarium, 310 Reichstaler)
2. **Via Widemann (1597-1600):** Rauwolf estate → Widemann → Rudolf (books, 760 fl. total)

Yes, I used Claude to bring this table together, but only after spending 3 hours reading papers and the Aretzebrief website...