Burnet-saxifrage. 16th century Italian illustration of burnet-saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga),by Gherardo Cibo,1568. Also known as lesser burnet or salad burnet,burnet-saxifrage was used traditionally to treat wounds and infections. 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: | 4137 px × 5304 px |
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