Sebastian Kneipp (1821-1897) was considered one of the forefathers of the hydrotherapy movement in the 19th century. His book, My Water-Cure (1892) detailed over 100 water treatments in all its forms: liquid, solid and steam. In his chapter on medicines, Kneipp provides a list of plants he uses and a note indicates that a separate volume has culled together all the medicinal plants in his work and published under the title Plant atlas to my water cures. This atlas was published in English with two versions. One version contains only phototypies [sic] and the other version with coloured phototypies [sic]. A recent acquisition of this 'atlas' is now in the Othmer Library's collection. BTW -- our copy contains the coloured plates."
From the Preface to the first German edition. Since the circulation of the book “My Watercure”, by Kneipp reached such extraordinary dimensions, the wish for illustrations of the medicinal plants mentioned and recommended in it, has become more and more urgent so that we think we are bound not to delay any further the publication of a plant=atlas of the kind desired. … Infinite care has been bestowed upon the faithful representation of the plants; absolute correctness having been obtained by the use of photography – the first time to our knowledge – that this science has been made us of in a Botanical work.
Tab. XIV. Fig. 17. Fragaria vesca L. (Wood-Strawberry) Uses:
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