Woad (Isatis tinctoria L.): flowering stem with separate sections of fruit and flower. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.

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Woad (Isatis tinctoria L.): flowering stem with separate sections of fruit and flower. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Woad was cultivated for the blue dye obtained from its leaves

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[Romae (Rome)] : Bouchard et Gravier

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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 37.0 x 22.7 cm

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Isatis sativa, vel latifolia. C.B.Pin.113. I.R.H.211 - Isatis, sive Glastrum sativum I.B.2.909 - Ital. Guado - Gall. Pastel

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Wellcome Collection 17132i

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