M0003802: Euresis, goddess of invention, presenting Mandragora (Mandrake) to Dioscorides
- Date:
- 24 March 1934
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/31/61
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
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About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: The Goddess Discovery presenting Mandragora to Dioscorides
Description
Photograph of a print publication illustration titled "The Goddess Discovery presenting Mandragora to Dioscorides." This drawing comes from the 6th century illustrated manuscript Dioscorides of Vienna, that is part of Dioscorides' work "De materia medica." The Mandragora plant (Mandrake) was used as an anaesthetic in Roman and medieval times.
Publication/Creation
24 March 1934
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 8 x 11 cm
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 2021.
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