http://artandscience.artinterp.org/omeka/files/original/712d6234bb3039832d0a702d59dbfdf5.png 722e3b807a55a82c29d586238ba27df0 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vom Holtz Guaico Subject The topic of the resource Botany Description An account of the resource Hohenheim, also known as Paraclesus, shortly discusses a controversial yet popular herb Guaiacum, known for its medicinal properties brought from the Americas to Europe. The guaiacum was believed to be useful in the disease syphillis by many physicians. Paraclesius, however, argues in this short text of the ineffectiveness of this plant to treat syphillis. Instead, it is seen that in Paraclesus' later writings, specifically Von der Frantzosischen kranckheit Drey Bucher, where he discusses alternative methods, by use of chemicals instead, to heal syphillis. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Theophrastus von Hohenheim Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Materia Medica of Dioscorides Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Peypus Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1529 Relation A related resource Materia Medica of Dioscorides Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Printed text Language A language of the resource German Type The nature or genre of the resource text