. Herbals, their origin and evolution, a chapter in the history of botany, 1470-1670. Botany; Botany; Herbals. n] The ' Ortus Sanitatis' 29 the Tree of Life, in which we read that he who should eat of the fruit " should be clothed with blessed immortality, and should not be fatigued with infirmity, or anxiety, or lassitude, or weariness of ; The engraving which is named Narcissus (Text-fig. 13) has diminutive figures emerging from the flowers, like a transformation scene at a pantomime ! It is probably, however, intended to represent. Text-fig. 13. "Narcissus" [Ortu
. Herbals, their origin and evolution, a chapter in the history of botany, 1470-1670. Botany; Botany; Herbals. n] The ' Ortus Sanitatis' 29 the Tree of Life, in which we read that he who should eat of the fruit " should be clothed with blessed immortality, and should not be fatigued with infirmity, or anxiety, or lassitude, or weariness of ; The engraving which is named Narcissus (Text-fig. 13) has diminutive figures emerging from the flowers, like a transformation scene at a pantomime ! It is probably, however, intended to represent. Text-fig. 13. "Narcissus" [Ortus Sanitatis, Mainz, 1491]. the conversion of the beautiful youth, Narcissus, into a flower. Apart from these mythological subjects, there are a number of very curious engravings. A tree called "Bausor," for instance, which was believed to exhale a narcotic poison, like the fabulous Upas tree, has two men lying beneath its shade, apparently in the sleep of death (Text-fig. 14).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Arber, Agnes Robertson, 1879-1960. Cambridge, University press
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