Herbals: 17th cent.

Date:
Middle 17th century
  • Manuscripts

About this work

Description

Collection of illustrations of plants, a few coloured.Some of the illustrations have been roughly coloured in water-colour, the remainder drawn in red or brown ink. The MS. is probably of Italian origin. The names are given in Latin, Greek, and Arabic, but many have the name in one, or two of these languages only. A few of the plants have short references in Latin, mostly to Dioscorides or Matthiolus.

Publication/Creation

Middle 17th century

Physical description

1 volume
790 pages folio. 281/2 X cm. 21 Modern half vellum binding. Inner margin of the first leaf, and some leaves at the end defective and repaired. The t.page and probably some leaves at the end are wanting.

Language note

In Latin, Greek and Arabic.

Type/Technique

Where to find it

Location of original

Wellcome Library; GB.
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    MS.344

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