Wild peony (Paeonia mascula). 16th Century Italian illustration by Gherardo Cibo of a wild peony plant in flower and with an open seed pod,with a village in the background. 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: | 3692 px × 5256 px |
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