Beperkt Aanbod Seeds of Knowledge – Michael Jakob

Seeds of Knowledge highlights the collection of 15th to 17th-century European printed herbals of Dr. Peter Goop (Liechtenstein). Herbals were highly illustrated, critical texts to doctors and lay healthcare providers that included both the folkloric and medicinal uses of plants.
The text and illustrations were repeatedly refined as the medicinal benefits of a plant’s use were more clearly under-stood and the style of illustration tended towards higher degrees of naturalism. These books were working manuals …