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Illustration of field horsetail [hyppuris], and iris [? jacintus]; figures representing aspects of human sexuality

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BL3293595
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Illustration of field horsetail [hyppuris], and iris [? jacintus]; figures representing aspects of human sexuality
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Herbal Italy, N. (Lombardy) Language: Latin Source/Shelfmark: Sloane 4016 f.44v Botanical illustration of the plant Hyppurius (field horsetail), on the left, with a man and a woman sitting on a bench in the middle labelled 'De homine sive de muliere experimenta', illustrating the effects of an aphrodisiac, with Jacinta or hyacinth on the right, an aid to uinary problems and menstruation, with a naked boy and seated woman above the plant. Originally published/produced in N.Italy [Lombardy]; circa 1440.

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bench / book / written language / small group of people / organisms / plants / group of people / people / text / visual works / plant / document / plantae
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