M0007106: Manuscript illustration of Discorides 'Fathers of Medicine'
- Date:
- 30 July 1940
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/60/94
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Fathers of medicine, Discorides manuscript
Description
Reproduction of a page from an unidentified 6th century manuscript by Discorides, possibly from Vienna. The illustration depicts the Greek 'Fathers of medicine'. Another photograph of this image was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 17th September 1935 (PHO 4691).
Publication/Creation
30 July 1940
Physical description
1 photograph sheet film negative; 16.3 x 11.8 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for another photograph of the same image:PHO 4691.
Notes
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.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request