THE LATIN DIOSCORIDES - Browsing Facsimile Editions (4K / UHD)

#AntiqueScientific"The Latin Dioscorides is an outstanding specimen of the famous Dioscorides #manuscripts. Based on the ancient text De materia medica by the Greek physician Pedanios #Dioscorides Anazerbeus, it presents a comprehensive overview of medicinal plants and other natural remedies, their effects, and their application. The Latin Dioscorides, the possession of Pope Alexander VII and stored today in the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, probably originated ca. 1400. It enchants with its gorgeous, colorful full-page depictions of the medicinal plants presented and offers a fascinating glimpse into the medicine and botany of antiquity.