This is the only frog I could find in a "materia medica" ( Dioscorides ). It is shown in a different perspective (side view) and there is no plant on this folio. - The Frog is inscribed as "phrynos he batrachos" ( whatever that means ).
The section is about the power of strong drugs to help or harm ( fols. 306r-319v ).
The Morgan library & Museum,Constantinople, mid 10th century,
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The section is about the power of strong drugs to help or harm ( fols. 306r-319v ).
The Morgan library & Museum,Constantinople, mid 10th century,
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