M0007402: Manuscript illustration from Medicina Antiqua, depicting a childbirth scene

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Apollodorus de Herbis, childbirth scene, 13th Century

Photograph of an illustration from Medicina Antiqua, a 13th century manuscript held by the Austrian National Library (Codex Vindobonensis 93). The illustration depicts a childbirth scene, particularly the use of coriander seed to hasten childbirth, with text in Latin above and marginalia. Related images: M0007083, M0007084, M0007085, M0007086, M0007110, M0007114, M0007184, M0007185, M0007189, M0007201, M0007389, M0007390, M0007391, M0007392, M0007393, M0007394, M0007395, M0007396, M0007397, M0007398, M0007400, M0007401, M0007082

6 September 1940

2 photographs sheet film negative; 16.3 x 11.8 cm photographic print; 15.1 x 11.1 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.