M0011930: Reproduction of a page from an Anglo Saxon herbal depicting the plant 'Solago minora' (heliotrope), a scorpion and a snake, circa 1050

Previous title, replaced May 2022: Anglo Saxon herbal.

Reproduction of a page from an Anglo Saxon herbal depicting the plant 'Solago minora' (heliotrope), a scorpion and a snake. The plant was said to have been an antidote to the bite and sting of these creatures. The reproduction is from the original mauscript, Cotton Vitellius C. III, folio 40r, held by the British Library (previously in the British Museum) and is not held by Wellcome Collection.

1951

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides an entry for the photograph: PHO 12163

British Museum/British Library

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 2022.

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