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Mandragora from BL Harley 5294, f. 43
Pen drawing of the mandragora plant (mandrake), supposed to have a human-shaped root and which can be uprooted by tying a dog to it. Image taken from f. 43 of Illustrated pharmacopeial compilation including a herbal, imperfect (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin.
Creator
- Various authors including Pseudo-Antonius Musa, Pseudo-Apuleius Platonicus, Pseudo-Dioscorides, Johannitius, Isagoge ad Tegni Galeni translated by Marcus of Toledo, (Pseudo-?) Sextus Placitus
Subject
- Protogothic
- Protogothic
Type of item
- Manuscript
- Manuscript
Date
- Second half of the 12th century
Creator
- Various authors including Pseudo-Antonius Musa, Pseudo-Apuleius Platonicus, Pseudo-Dioscorides, Johannitius, Isagoge ad Tegni Galeni translated by Marcus of Toledo, (Pseudo-?) Sextus Placitus
Subject
- Protogothic
- Protogothic
Type of item
- Manuscript
- Manuscript
Date
- Second half of the 12th century
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain. Attribution to the British Library is recommended. For further details please visit: http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/reuse.asp
Creation date
- Second half of the 12th century
Places
- England
- England
- England
- United Kingdom
Identifier
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/data/sounds/c13778-47
Extent
- 260 x 185 (205 x 140) in 1 column (ff. 7, 8v-67v); (200 x 135) in 2 columns (ff. 1-6v, 7v-8 only)
Language
- Latin
Is part of
- Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts
- British Library Harley Collection
- The European Library
Relations
- Illustrated pharmacopeial compilation including a herbal, imperfect (see Notes for contents)
- BL Harley 5294
- f. 43
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2023-05-24T14:51:41.669Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2024-07-16T13:33:11.497Z