'Keiri, Cheiri'
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 wall flower, Erysimum, [listed here as Kieri or Chieri]. Native to all of Southern Europe.
Plate 179 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: 'Keiri, Cheiri [1-9. Blume 10-16. Frucht 17. 18. Saame]'
Translates as: 'Keiri, Cheiri [1-9. Flower 10-16. Fruit 17. 18. Seeds]'
Plate 179 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: 'Keiri, Cheiri [1-9. Blume 10-16. Frucht 17. 18. Saame]'
Translates as: 'Keiri, Cheiri [1-9. Flower 10-16. Fruit 17. 18. Seeds]'
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