Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

479. MS M.652, fol. 239r

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

1) Mastic tree, beside container of mastic oil, inscribed schininon elaion;
2) Container of mustard seed beside container of mustard oil and mustard plant, inscribed sinapinon elaion;
3) Container of sesame oil flanked by sesame seeds, inscribed ses