M0007113: Page from a 15th century herbal manuscript depicting Rye and Ergot

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Page from 15th century, Herbal, Royal Library, Brussels.

Reproduction of a page from a 15th century herbal manuscript, held by the Royal Library of Belgium, Brussels [Ms 5874-77]. It includes two illustrations, one of rye and one of ergot, and text in Latin. Another photograph of this image was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 30th August 1935 (PHO 4345). Related images: M0007192.

30 July 1940

1 photograph sheet film negative; 16.3 x 11.8 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for another photograph of the same image:PHO 4345.

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.