M0007192: Manuscript illustration of Rye, 15th century

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Rye. Section of a manuscript illustration, 15th c.

Photograph of an illustration from a 15th century herbal manuscript, held by the Royal Library of Belgium, Brussels (MS 5874-77). The illustration depicts three rye crops with text above and below in Latin. Another photograph of this image was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 30th August 1935 (PHO 4347). Related images: M0007113.

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 4347.

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.