Common knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare). 16th Century Italian illustration by Gherardo Cibo of a common knotgrass plant,with a man sitting against a tree. This plate is taken from “Discorsi†on Dioscorides' “De Materia Medica†by Pietro Andrea Mattioli,a work of herbal medicine first published in Italy in 1554. Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501-1577) was an Italian doctor and naturalist who wrote commentaries on "De Materia Medica",an encyclopaedia of herbal medicine by the first century Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / British Library |
Bildgröße: | 3747 px × 5185 px |
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