| Title |
Dioskorides Herbal: Dioscurides writes in codex; painter copies plant held by personification of thought |
| Location City/State |
Constantinople (Istanbul) (origin) |
| Location Country |
Turkey |
| Style Period |
Byzantine Art |
| Description |
copy of De Materia Medica by Dioscurides, made for the Byzantine princess Juliana Anicia, the daughter of Emperor Anicius Olybrius; also called the Vienna Dioscurides (Dioskorides) |
| Subject |
Illuminated Manuscripts; Botany; Natural History |
| Subject AAT |
Dioscurides; Dioskurides; Dioscorides |
| Creation Date |
ca. 512 CE |
| Form |
illuminated manuscript |
| Medium |
tempera on vellum |
| Dimensions |
380 x 330 mm |
| Repository |
Nationalbibliothek, Cod. med. gr. 1, folio 5v; Vienna (Austria) |
| Source |
Slide Library 180 -Medieval Books incl Islamic |
| Work ID |
5440 |
| Rights |
Digital Image Copyright University of Utah |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s61p1bf2 |
| Setname |
uu_aah_art |
| ID |
31383 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61p1bf2 |
