M0018245: Illustration of a mandrake from an Anglo-Saxon Herbal, 12th century

Previous title, replaced October 2020: The mandrake from an Anglo-Saxon Herbal.

Photograph of a miniature from a late 12th century medical and herbal miscellany held by the British Library (reference Ms. Sloane 1975, folio 49a).

September 1960

1 photograph glass plate negative; 8.3 x 10.8 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 2022.

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