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Chelidonium majus.

  • ARTIST: Elizabeth Blackwell

  • PUBLISHER: Published by Jacob Trew, Nuremberg.

  • MEDIUM: Copper engraving, hand colored,

    DATE: 1757-73.

  • EDITION SIZE: Average platemark 11 1/2 x 7 1/2" (293 x 191 mm).

  • DESCRIPTION: From "Herbarium Blackwellianum Emendatum et Auctem," the German edition of Blackwell's "A Curious Herbal." <br><br> Chelidonium majus is also known as the greater celandine and is a member of the poppy family. This plant has been used for medicinal purposes since at least the 1st century A.D. with various accounts of it being used for treating eye-related problems and jaundice. It was also used as a pain reliever and a cholagogue.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition with original color save pale spot in left margin.

  • REFERENCE: Dunthorne 43.