The Dioscorides Neapolitanus

he Dioscorides Neapolitanus: a pharmacological work for the ages! Written by the Greek surgeon Pedanius Dioscorides in the 1st century A.D., the primary significance of Dioscorides as a major authority in his field is evidenced by the wide spread use of his work over the centuries, and translation thereof into many languages. Made either in Byzantium or southern Italy, it contains 403 miniatures depicting different plants and gives unique testimony to the unmatched virtuosity of the illuminators of this period. This codex goes beyond being a work of art, and was actually designed to be used as efficiently as possible as a practical reference work with its contents listed alphabetically and written in clear, Bible majuscule, chosen for its easy legibility. This is one of the most important texts for botany and medicine to ever be written and is presented here in a superb luxury manuscript.