Senensis, serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi Auchiducis Austriae. Medici, commentarii secundo aucti, in libros sex Pedacii Dioscoridis Anazarbei de medica materia: adjectis quam plurimis Plantarum, e Animalium Imaginibus quae in priore Editione non habentur, eodem Authore

Title

Senensis, serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi Auchiducis Austriae. Medici, commentarii secundo aucti, in libros sex Pedacii Dioscoridis Anazarbei de medica materia: adjectis quam plurimis Plantarum, e Animalium Imaginibus quae in priore Editione non habentur, eodem Authore

Subject

Botany

Description

A commentary of Dioscorides Materia Medica translated in to Italian, includes detailed text and images that portray the natural world of the Eastern World as seen by Dioscorides, and its usage in healing of diseases. Includes Mattioli's own research and images on how these plants were used in medicinal recipes to treat various medical ailments. Images of plants are described in detail, along with how certain plants were incorporated into recipes for medication.

Creator

Pietro Andrea Mattioli

Source

Materia Medica of Dioscorides, Michael Servetus "De Materia Medica of 1544"

Publisher

Venetiis:Ex officina Erasmiana

Date

1554

Contributor

Vicenzo Valgrisi

Relation

Materia Medica of Dioscorides, Michael Servetus "De Materia Medica of 1544"

Format

Printed text and Woodcut

Language

Italian

Type

text

Files

Mattiolo.jpg

Citation

Pietro Andrea Mattioli , “Senensis, serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi Auchiducis Austriae. Medici, commentarii secundo aucti, in libros sex Pedacii Dioscoridis Anazarbei de medica materia: adjectis quam plurimis Plantarum, e Animalium Imaginibus quae in priore Editione non habentur, eodem Authore,” Art and Science in the Early Modern World, accessed December 27, 2024, http://artandscience.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/115.

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