M0017175: Illustration of Phlomis from the Johnson Papyrus, c.400 A.D.

Photograph of the verso side of the Johnson Papyrus, a fragment of an illustrated herbal from c.400 A.D. It contains a colour drawing of a plant, possibly phlomis (Turkish sage). Related images: M0017175EA.

December 1958

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: MS.5753

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 2022.

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