Pharmacology proverb. 16th-century artwork of a man smelling his finger while preparing a herbal remedy using a pestle and mortar. The text is in Fren
Pharmacology proverb. 16th-century artwork of a man smelling his finger while preparing a herbal remedy using a pestle and mortar. The text is in French, and the final line at upper right is a proverb that translates roughly as 'the mortar always smells of garlic'. This artwork is part of a series of proverbs and figures in a compendium of tables and figures held at the Bibliotheque de l'Arsenal, a branch of the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF).
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Photo credit: © Science Photo Library / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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