MS M.652, fol. 200v
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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) Rooster defecating, representing dung (kopros) of the rooster;
2) Dung, representing human dung (kopros);
3) Vial of urine, representing human urine (ouron).
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