Herbal in the tradition of Dioscorides

Herbal in the tradition of Dioscorides

Herbal in the tradition of Dioscorides

This 15th-century illuminated manuscript is very similar to Dioscorides of Anazarbus’ Late Antique pharmacology manuscript De Materia Medica, which became the standard manual on plants and their medicinal properties. The Herbal in the Tradition of Dioscorides is made up of 679 chapters, a prologue, table of contents, and 20 pages worth of illustrations, including images of 71 different plants. Each chapter covers a different plant along with their medicinal uses written in black ink. There are marginal notes by users, and evidence of binding restoration showing the usage and importance of this manuscript in the early modern world.

Dioscorides

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts

15th Century CE

Isabel Coopersmith

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Universities of Pennsylvania Libraries

https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9948546323503681

Ink and wash on paper ; 26.1 x 19 cm bound 26.8 x 20.2 cm

Greek

Manuscript

LJS 62