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Origanum

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  • The surgeon cannot extract an arrow from the thigh of Aeneas; Venus brings a medicinal herb to accomplish what the surgeon cannot. Oil painting after Virgil.
  • A griffin facing left surrounded by various flowers, fruits and insects. Engraving by D. Loggan, 1663, after W. Hollar.
  • The crusaders attack Jerusalem: Godfrey is wounded; an angel brings a medicinal herb to accomplish what the surgeon cannot. Etching by Antonio Tempesta, 16--.
  • Venus appears to Aeneas while he is being treated after being wounded in battle. Engraving by L. Desplaces after J.B. Nattier, 17--.
  • Marjoram (Origanum vulgare): flowering stem, rootstock and floral segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.
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    A griffin facing left surrounded by various flowers, fruits and insects. Engraving by D. Loggan, 1663, after W. Hollar.

    Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677. | Date: [1674] | Reference: 24378i
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    Sweet marjoram (Origanum majorana L.): flowering stem with separate floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1775.

    | Date: [1775] | Reference: 17118i
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    The crusaders attack Jerusalem: Godfrey is wounded; an angel brings a medicinal herb to accomplish what the surgeon cannot. Etching by Antonio Tempesta, 16--.

    Tempesta, Antonio, 1555-1630. | Date: [between 1600 and 1699] | Reference: 597146i
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    Oregano (Origanum vulgare) and ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea): entire flowering plants. Coloured etching by C. Pierre, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.

    Naudin, Philibert, active 1870. | Date: [1865] | Reference: 24689i
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    Venus appears to Aeneas while he is being treated after being wounded in battle. Engraving by L. Desplaces after J.B. Nattier, 17--.

    Nattier, Jean-Baptiste, 1678-1726. | Date: [between 1700 and 1799] | Reference: 572671i
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