'Aster atticus'
Date
1750
Creator
Elizabeth Blackwell (1707 - 1758, British) , Illustrator
Object type
Library reference
28651
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (page): 375mm
width (page): 228mm
width (page): 228mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Botanical study of the European Michaelmas-daisy, Aster amellus [listed here as Aster atticus]. The plant is native to the European mountains, from the Pyrenees and Alps to the Carpathians.
Plate 109 from Elizabeth Blackwell's Vermehrtes und verbessertes Blackwellisches Krauter-Buch..., volume two; the German version of her A Curious Herbal (1737-1739), a reference work on medicinal plants.
Inscribed below: 'Aster Atticus Seu Inguinalis. [1-3 blume. 4-11 thiele der blume. 12-14 saame.]'
Translates as: 'Aster Atticus Seu Inguinalis. [1-3 flower. 4-11 parts of the flower. 12-14 seeds.]'
Plate 109 from Elizabeth Blackwell's Vermehrtes und verbessertes Blackwellisches Krauter-Buch..., volume two; the German version of her A Curious Herbal (1737-1739), a reference work on medicinal plants.
Inscribed below: 'Aster Atticus Seu Inguinalis. [1-3 blume. 4-11 thiele der blume. 12-14 saame.]'
Translates as: 'Aster Atticus Seu Inguinalis. [1-3 flower. 4-11 parts of the flower. 12-14 seeds.]'
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