Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 9
Miniature of plants. Image taken from f. 9 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries.... More
Spurge, Cypress Spurge, and Turpeth Root from BL Eg 747, f. 101
Miniature of an anabulla, or spurge plant, with a snake amongst its roots; miniature of a tithimalus, or cypress spurge plant; miniature of a turbit, or turpeth root plant. Image taken from f. 101 of Tractatus ... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 92
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 92 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librarie... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 5
Miniature of plants. Image taken from f. 5 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries.... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 40v
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 40v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librari... More
Plant from BL Sloane 4016, f. 87v
Miniatures of a plant, a snake, and scorpions. Image taken from f. 87v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Br... More
Plant and bird from BL Sloane 4016, f. 96
Miniatures of a plant and a bird, holding a horseshoe in its mouth. Image taken from f. 96 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in t... More
Turpentine, Caltrops, and Clover from BL Eg 747, f. 102
Miniature of a man gathering turbentina, or turpentine, from various conifers; miniature of a tribuli marini, or caltrops or devil's thorn plant; miniature of a trinitas, or clover plant. Image taken from f. 10... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 27v
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 27v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librari... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 37
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 37 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librarie... More
St John's Wort and Horsetail from BL Eg 747, f. 49v
Miniature of an ipericon perforata, or St John's Wort plant; miniature of an ippirum, or horsetail plant. Image taken from f. 49v of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secreta Salernitana... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 85
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 85 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librarie... More
Maidenhair Spleenwort and Daisy from BL Eg 747, f. 79
Miniature of a politricum, or maidenhair spleenwort plant; miniature of a primula veris, or daisy, or bruisewort plant. Image taken from f. 79 of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secret... More
69-Compendio di piante medicinali - Italia Nord - 2°metà XV
Public domain photograph of medieval art, miniature, 14th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Plant from BL Eg 2020, f. 165 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a plant. Image taken from f. 165 of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265). Written in Italian. ... More
Plant from BL Eg 2020, f. 20 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a plant. Image taken from f. 20 of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265). Written in Italian. ... More
Coloured pen drawing from BL Harley 3736, f. 20
Coloured pen drawing of the Emperor Charlemagne kneeling in front of a plant pierced by an arrow. The plant is called 'Carlina' and the caption explains that an angel advised Charlemagne to eat it in order to b... More
Surgical treatments from BL Sloane 1977, f. 51
Miniature in three registers of the treatment of various ailments. Image taken from f. 51 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who play... More
Alkanet or Bugloss from BL Eg 747, f. 15v
Miniature of a buglossa, or alkanet or bugloss plant. Image taken from f. 15v of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secreta Salernitana); Circa instans; Antidotarium Nicolai. Written in L... More
Decorated initial from BL Eg 2020, f. 146
Decorated initial. Image taken from f. 146 of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265). Written in Italian. Th... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 38v
Miniatures of plants and a snake. Image taken from f. 38v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 76
Miniature of plants and a snake. Image taken from f. 76 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums a... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 42v
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 42v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librari... More
Soapwort and Dragon's Blood Resin from BL Eg 747, f. 89
Miniature of a saponaria, or soapwort plant; minature of a sanguis draconis, or dragon's blood resin plant. Image taken from f. 89 of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secreta Salernitan... More
Birthwort and Ambergris from BL Eg 747, f. 7
Miniature of an aristolongia, or round-rooted birthwort plant; miniature of an aristolongia longa, or long-rooted birthwort plant; miniature of a sperm whale, to illustrate a discussion of ambergris; marginal m... More
Penwork initial from BL Arundel 342, f. 1
Penwork initial 'E', at the beginning of Kyriani Kyranides's Naturalium virtutum. Image taken from f. 1 of Herbal and lapidary works. Written in Latin and Italian. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed... More
Spanish Turpeth Root and Mullein from BL Eg 747, f. 101v
Miniature of a tapsia, or Spanish turpeth root platn; miniature of a tassus verbassus, or Aaron's rod, or mullein plant. Image taken from f. 101v of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Sec... More
Rue from BL Eg 747, f. 85 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a ruta, or rue plant, with a scorpion at its roots, and a snake in the margin of the folio. Image taken from f. 85 of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secreta Salernitana);... More
Plants and man from BL Harley 1585, ff. 29v-30
Miniatures of plants; miniature of a man holding a sword, and a dog. Image taken from ff. 29v-30 of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocope... More
Spikenard from BL Eg 747, f. 87v
Miniature of a spica nardi, or Indian or Celtic spikenard plant. Image taken from f. 87v of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secreta Salernitana); Circa instans; Antidotarium Nicolai. W... More
Plants and a donkey from BL Sloane 4016, f. 8v
Miniatures of plants, a braying donkey, and a map. Image taken from f. 8v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development o... More
Rose from BL Eg 747, f. 83 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a rosa, or Gallic rose bush. Image taken from f. 83 of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secreta Salernitana); Circa instans; Antidotarium Nicolai. Written in Latin. The Eg... More
Flax, Toadflax, and Duckweed from BL Eg 747, f. 56v
Miniature of a linosa, or flax plant; miniature of a linaria, or toadflax plant; miniature of a lenticule aquatice, or duckweek plant. Image taken from f. 56v of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medici... More
Polypody and Wild Strawberry from BL Eg 747, f. 40
Miniature of a filices, or polypody or male fern plant; miniature of a fragia sive fragula, or wild strawberry plant. Image taken from f. 40 of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secreta ... More
Armenian bole from BL Eg 747, f. 12v
Miniature of a man digging in a field to extract bolus, or Armenian bole (used in manuscript production). Image taken from f. 12v of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secreta Salernitana... More
Plant from BL Sloane 4016, f. 26
Miniature of a plant, capons, and rams. Image taken from f. 26 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British mu... More
Weasel from BL Sloane 4016, f. 63
Detail of a miniature of a weasel (mustella). Image taken from f. 63 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Brit... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 33
Miniature of plants, including a clematis, and a snake. Image taken from f. 33 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the developme... More
Rat and cat from BL Sloane 4016, f. 62
Detail of a miniature of a rat and a cat. Image taken from f. 62 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British ... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 84
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 84 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librarie... More
Plants from BL Harley 5294, f. 15
Pen drawings of the basilica and gentiana plants. Image taken from f. 15 of Illustrated pharmacopeial compilation including a herbal, imperfect (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manusc... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 101v
Miniatures of plants and men in the process of glass-making. Image taken from f. 101v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the de... More
Plants from BL Harley 1585, ff. 24v-25
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from ff. 24v-25 of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocopeial properties of animals (see Notes). Written ... More
Crab-grass and Hart's-tongue Fern from BL Eg 747, f. 96v
Miniature of a sanguinaria, or crab-grass plant; miniature of a scolopendria, or hart's-tongue fern plant. Image taken from f. 96v of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secreta Salernitan... More
Plants from BL Harley 1585, ff. 86v-87
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from ff. 86v-87 of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocopeial properties of animals (see Notes). Written ... More
Cashew Nut Tree from BL Eg 747, f. 6v
Miniature of an anacardi, or oriental cashew nut tree. Image taken from f. 6v of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secreta Salernitana); Circa instans; Antidotarium Nicolai. Written in L... More
Plants and animals from BL Sloane 4016, ff. 49v-50
Miniature of plants; miniature of a lion, a leopard, a rabbit, and an elephant. Image taken from ff. 49v-50 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a ... More
Plants from BL Harley 1585, ff. 39v-40
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from ff. 39v-40 of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocopeial properties of animals (see Notes). Written ... More
Corpse from BL Sloane 4016, f. 62
Detail of a miniature of a human corpse in a sarcophagus. Image taken from f. 62 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the develop... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 15v
Miniatures of plants, and a snake. Image taken from f. 15v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museum... More
Ribwort Plantain from BL Eg 747, f. 78
Miniature of a plantago minor, or ribwort plantain plant, with a scorpion and snake in the margin of the folio. Image taken from f. 78 of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secreta Salern... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 99
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 99 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librarie... More
Plant from BL Sloane 4016, f. 24
Miniature of a plant and a camel. Image taken from f. 24 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums ... More
Horse from BL Harley 1585, f. 69
Marginal drawing of a horse. Image taken from f. 69 of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocopeial properties of animals (see Notes). Writte... More
Animals from BL Harley 1585, f. 74
Miniatures of various animals. Image taken from f. 74 of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocopeial properties of animals (see Notes). Writ... More
Costmary, Primrose, and Henbane from BL Eg 747, f. 47v
Miniature of a herba sancte marie, or costmary plant; miniature of a herba paralisis, or primrose plant (although here a plant similar to rue); miniature of an iusquiamus, or henbane plant. Image taken from f. ... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 10
Miniature of plants. Image taken from f. 10 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries... More
Plants and hare from BL Sloane 4016, f. 68v
Miniatures of plants and a hare. Image taken from f. 68v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums ... More
Auslasser Quirlblättrige Weißwurz
Deutsch: Abbildung der quirlblättrigen Weisswurz Public domain photograph of medieval botanical illustration, illuminated manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Text page from BL Add 60577, f. 1
Text page containing verse and proverbs in Latin and English. Image taken from f. 1 of Miscellany, including an excerpt from a Latin herbal, excerpt from a Latin lapidary, Secretum, poem addressed to William Wa... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1977, f. 50
Lower two registers. Image taken from f. 50 of Circa instans (index Herbal). Written in French. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Britis... More
Tree from BL Eg 2020, f. 4v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a tree. Image taken from f. 4v of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265). Written in Italian. T... More
Plant from BL Eg 2020, f. 12v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a plant (artemisia, also called mugwort). Image taken from f. 12v of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (... More
Plant from BL Eg 2020, f. 26 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a plant. Image taken from f. 26 of Translation of the herbal (The 'Carrara Herbal'), including the Liber agrega, Herbolario volgare; De medicamentis, with index (ff. 263-265). Written in Italian. ... More
Basil Thyme and Hyssop from BL Eg 747, f. 48
Miniature of an isopus minor, or basil thyme plant; miniature of an isopus maior, or hyssop plant. Image taken from f. 48 of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secreta Salernitana); Circa... More
Fish from BL Sloane 4016, f. 16v
Detail of a miniature of a fish. Image taken from f. 16v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums ... More
Bear from BL Sloane 4016, f. 108
Detail of a miniature of a bear. Image taken from f. 108 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums ... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 32
Miniature of plants. Image taken from f. 32 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries... More
Dittander and Heliotrope from BL Eg 747, f. 86
Miniature of a rodalda, or dittander plant; miniature of a rabiosa, possibly a heliotrope plant. Image taken from f. 86 of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secreta Salernitana); Circa i... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 94v
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 94v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librari... More
Plants and centaur from BL Harley 1585, ff. 21v-22
Miniatures of plants; miniature of a woman offering a plant to a centaur. Image taken from ff. 21v-22 of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharm... More
Plants from BL Harley 1585, ff. 53v-54
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from ff. 53v-54 of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocopeial properties of animals (see Notes). Written ... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 35v
Miniatures of plants, including melons. Image taken from f. 35v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British m... More
Man and snake from BL Harley 1585, f. 19
Miniatures of a man spearing a snake with a sword near a plant, and a man taking another's pulse, with a bird and dog. Image taken from f. 19 of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a he... More
Plants from BL Harley 5294, ff. 39v-40
Drawings of various plants. Image taken from ff. 39v-40 of Illustrated pharmacopeial compilation including a herbal, imperfect (see Notes for contents). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 60v
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 60v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librari... More
Plant from BL Sloane 4016, f. 66
Miniature of a plant. Image taken from f. 66 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librarie... More
Goat's Beard and Prickly Lettuce from BL Eg 747, f. 56
Miniature of a leontopodium, or goat's beard plant; miniature of a lactuca silvatica, or prickly lettuce plant. Image taken from f. 56 of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secreta Salern... More
Great Burdock and Box from BL Eg 747, f. 17v
Miniature of a bardana, or great burdock plant; miniature of a buxus, or box plant. Image taken from f. 17v of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secreta Salernitana); Circa instans; Anti... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 97v
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 97v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librari... More
Birds from BL Sloane 4016, f. 107
Detail of a miniature of two birds. Image taken from f. 107 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museu... More
Ground-pine from BL Eg 747, f. 23v
Miniature of a camepitheos, or ground-pine plant. Image taken from f. 23v of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secreta Salernitana); Circa instans; Antidotarium Nicolai. Written in Latin... More
Basil and snakes from BL Harley 4986, f. 43v
Miniature of basil with snakes. Image taken from f. 43v of Medical miscellany, including a herbal and a bestiary (see Notes). Written in Latin, with glosses in Glosses in Latin, German and Greek. The "BL Harle... More
Borax from BL Eg 747, f. 13v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a borax plant. Image taken from f. 13v of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secreta Salernitana); Circa instans; Antidotarium Nicolai. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscr... More
Physician from BL Harley 1585, f. 12v
Detail of a miniature of a physician conjuring the earth. Image taken from f. 12v of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocopeial properties ... More
Plants and bear from BL Sloane 4016, f. 108
Miniatures of plants and a bear. Image taken from f. 108 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums ... More
Melegueta Pepper, and Nux Vomica from BL Eg 747, f. 68
Miniature of a nux sciarca, or Melagueta pepper plant (grains of Paradise); miniature of a nux vomica plant, with a snake coiled beneath it. Image taken from f. 68 of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici M... More
Plants and a bull from BL Sloane 4016, f. 19v
Miniatures of plants and a bull. Image taken from f. 19v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums ... More
Boar from BL Sloane 4016, f. 5v
Detail of a miniature of a boar. Image taken from f. 5v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums a... More
Plant from BL Sloane 4016, f. 89v
Miniatures of a plant, a squid, and a serpent. Image taken from f. 89v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Br... More
Pepper from BL Eg 747, f. 72 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a piper, or pepper plant. Image taken from f. 72 of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secreta Salernitana); Circa instans; Antidotarium Nicolai. Written in Latin. The Egert... More
Goats from BL Sloane 4016, f. 107
Detail of a miniature of goats. Image taken from f. 107 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums a... More
Field horsetail from BL Sloane 4016, f. 44v
Miniature of the plant Hyppurius (field horsetail), on the left, with a man and a woman sitting on a bench in the middle labelled 'De homine sive de muliere experimenta', illustrating the effects of an aphrodis... More
Tormentil and Date from BL Eg 747, f. 33v
Miniature of a deronici, or tormentil plant; miniature of a dactilis, or date plant. Image taken from f. 33v of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secreta Salernitana); Circa instans; Ant... More
Plants and birds from BL Sloane 4016, f. 70
Miniatures of plants and two birds. Image taken from f. 70 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museum... More
Man from BL Sloane 4016, f. 16 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail of a miniature of a man with a pickaxe. Image taken from f. 16 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of Bri... More
Plants, birds, and insects from BL Sloane 4016, f. 95
Miniatures of plants, birds, and insects. Image taken from f. 95 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British ... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 18
Miniature of plants. Image taken from f. 18 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 55v
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from f. 55v of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and librari... More
Capers from BL Eg 747, f. 20v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a capparis, or capers plant. Image taken from f. 20v of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secreta Salernitana); Circa instans; Antidotarium Nicolai. Written in Latin. The E... More