Saffron crocus (Crocus sativus). 16th Century Italian illustration by Gherardo Cibo of a saffron crocus plant in flower,with two women gathering flowers on a mountaintop nearby. 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: | 3952 px × 5403 px |
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