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Dioscorides Pedanius, of Anazarbos
De materia medica
Constantinople
mid 10th century
395 x 300 mm
Purchased by J.P. Morgan (1867-1943), 1920
MS M.652
Page description:
1) Starflower, also known as Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbelatum), inscribed ornithogalon, for ornithos gala;
2) Celandine (Chelidonium majus), inscribed othonna.
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Photography by Pixel Acuity