'Bruscus vel ruscus'
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 box-leaved holly, also known as Japanese holly, Ilex crenata [listed here as Bruscus vel ruscus]. The plant is native to Japan and Korea.
Plate 155 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: 'Bruscus vel Ruscus [1-6. Bliithe [?] 7-10. Frucht 11. Saame]'
Translates as: 'Bruscus vel Ruscus [1-6. unknown [?] 7-10. Fruit 11. Seeds]'
Plate 155 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: 'Bruscus vel Ruscus [1-6. Bliithe [?] 7-10. Frucht 11. Saame]'
Translates as: 'Bruscus vel Ruscus [1-6. unknown [?] 7-10. Fruit 11. Seeds]'
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