Herbals
A herbal is a book containing names, descriptions, properties and uses of plants in general, including herbs. Since ancient times, the study of plants was primarily undertaken for practical reasons, to provide information about the potential use of edible plants (in agriculture) and healing plants (in medicine and pharmacy). Hence plant lore was the origin of herbals, which principally deal with useful plants. The first herbals (first in the form of manuscripts, and later as printed books) were often accompanied by botanical illustrations to help with the identification of plants.
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Alexanders.
Plantain.
Ground Ivy.
Bramble.
Augsburg, state and city library -- 2 Nat 32
Dioscorides' rhubarb. Rhevbarbaro. (Rhubarb). A renaissance illustration from Pietro Andrea Mattioli's Italian translation of Dioscorides, ed. 3, Venice, V. Valgrisi, 1568.
Iconoteca dei botanici Bib. dell'Orto botanico IB.BB.1 Data esec. attr. dal catalogatore. Condizionamento 2007 Stato di conservazione: buono Tit. sul r. Nota ms sul r: grec. Montata su cartoncino 134 x 130 mm.
Text pages with coloured drawings of plants: nightshade (right), mandrake (left).
"Full page: text and miniatures. Pen drawing in brown with watercolour."
Ortus sanitatis
Ortus sanitatis