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Detail of green foliage painting, on white cover of 'Seeds of Knowledge, Early Modern Illustrated Herbals', by Silvana.
Detail of green foliage painting, on white cover of 'Seeds of Knowledge, Early Modern Illustrated Herbals', by Silvana.
Detail of green foliage painting, on white cover of 'Seeds of Knowledge, Early Modern Illustrated Herbals', by Silvana.
Detail of green foliage painting, on white cover of 'Seeds of Knowledge, Early Modern Illustrated Herbals', by Silvana.
Detail of green foliage painting, on white cover of 'Seeds of Knowledge, Early Modern Illustrated Herbals', by Silvana.
Detail of green foliage painting, on white cover of 'Seeds of Knowledge, Early Modern Illustrated Herbals', by Silvana.
Detail of green foliage painting, on white cover of 'Seeds of Knowledge, Early Modern Illustrated Herbals', by Silvana.
Detail of green foliage painting, on white cover of 'Seeds of Knowledge, Early Modern Illustrated Herbals', by Silvana.

Seeds of Knowledge

Early Modern Illustrated Herbals

By (author) Michael Jakob
By (author) Lucia Tongiorgi Tomasi

£80.00

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  • Highlights the collection of 15th to 17th-century European printed herbals of Dr. Peter Goop
  • Accompanies an exhibition in New York, Morgan Library, 6 October, 2023 - 14 January 2024
Full Description

Seeds of Knowledge highlights the collection of 15th to 17th-century European printed herbals of Dr. Peter Goop (Liechtenstein). Herbals were highly illustrated, critical texts to doctors and lay healthcare providers that included both the folkloric and medicinal uses of plants.

The text and illustrations were repeatedly refined as the medicinal benefits of a plant’s use were more clearly understood and the style of illustration tended towards higher degrees of naturalism. These books were working manuals and frequently annotated by readers with notes of herbal recipes/medicines or other uses not found in the printed text. Dr. Goop’s collection is one of the most extensive in private hands. Using the Morgan’s 10th-century manuscript of Dioscurides’ De materia medica (MS M.652) as a centerpiece, this Thaw Gallery exhibition will explore developments in the understanding of the healthful and healing properties of plants, as Europe moved away from medicinal folklore towards an increased understanding of the natural world.

Specifications
Publisher
Silvana
ISBN
9788836646869
Published
24th Oct 2023
Binding
Hardback
Territory
UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Iceland, Germany, Eastern Europe, & Austria. Arab States non-exclusive
Size
290 mm x 240 mm
Pages
432 Pages
Illustrations
680 color
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