Badianus Manuscript

MS Barb. lat. 241 Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican City, Vatican City State)

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Badianus Manuscript

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Codicology

Alternative Titles: Codex Badiano
Libellus de Medicinalibus Indorum Herbis
Aztec herbal
Aztektisches Kräuterbuch
Codex de la Cruz-Badiano
Codex Barberini
Manoscritto Badiano
Type: Manuscript on paper
Origin: Mexico
Date: 1552
Epochs: Late Middle Ages Onwards
Style: Other Styles / Unknown
Genre: Medicine / Botany / Alchemy
Language: Latin
Illustrations: 185 illustrations of herbs
Content: Description of the medicinal properties and uses of 250 plants
Patron: Jacobo de Grado
Artist / School: Martín de la Cruz (author)
Juan Badiano (translator)
Previous Owners: Don Francisco de Mendoza
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558)
Diego de Cortavila y Sanabria
Cardinal Francesco Barberini (1597–1679)

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#1 Badianus Manuscript

Binding: Light brown cloth binding

Commentary: 1 volume by Emily Walcott Emmart and Henry E. Sigerist
Language: English

The commentary features a foreword by Henry E. Sigerist as well as an introduction to and a translation with annotations of the text by Emily Walcott Emmart.
The commentary and facsimile are in one volume, clearly separated from each other.

1 volume: This facsimile is not complete. Reproduction of the entire original document as detailed as possible (scope, format, colors). The binding may not correspond to the original or current document binding. The pages are presented on a larger white background.

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