Eir through the eyes of sculptors, painters, and craftsmen across the ages
Of Medical Substances WDL10690 — The precious codex known as the Dioscurides Neapolitanus contains the work of Pedanius Dioscorides, the Greek physician who was born at Anazarbus near Tarsus in Cilicia (present… Photo/art: Dioscorides Pedanius, of Anazarbos. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
On Plants WDL11560 — Historia Plantarum (On plants) is a natural science encyclopedia, in which animals, plants, and minerals are illustrated and described for their medicinal properties, in keeping… Photo/art: Dioscorides Pedanius, of Anazarbos. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
The Exquisite Book on Effective Spices WDL3947 — This 17th-century manuscript by Zawraq al-Maghribī is a treatise on the uses of herbs and animal body parts. Photo/art: Zawraq al-Maghribī. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
The old English herbals (IA oldenglishherbohd) — Includes bibliographical references (p. Photo/art: Rohde, Eleanour Sinclair. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
