Acanthus flowers. 17th century artwork of flowers of the spine acanthus (Acanthus spinosus) and some forget-me-not flowers (Myosotis scorpioides,upper left & right). Medicinally,acanthus leaves are used as a skin softener (emollient). Artwork from Basilius Besler's Hortus Eystettensis (1613). This book illustrated over 1000 flowers,attempted an early pre-Linnaeus taxonomy and was the largest and most comprehensive work of its time | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Douwma, Georgette |
Bildgröße: | 3801 px × 4599 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
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