
Dioscorides Pedanius, of Anazarbos
De materia medica
mid 10th century
Constantinople
395 x 300 mm
MS M.652
Purchased by J.P. Morgan (1867-1943), 1920
Catalog link
"1) Pig carcass hanging from peg, inscribed choirion kreas;
2) Two pieces of meat, inscribed ""meat of geese and birds"" (Greek)."