Black-and-white woodcut of three plant drawings on a book page, the centre root shaped like a hand, with a printed header reading PHYTOGN.

Plant woodcuts from Della Porta's Phytognomonica, 1588

Black-and-white woodcut from a printed page headed 'PHYTOGN.' with page number 149, showing three plant drawings. The left and right plants have long, narrow leaves and tufted roots, while the centre plant's root forms a hand-like shape with fingers. Fine parallel hatching shows the engraved technique.

Artist: Giambattista della Porta
Date: 1588
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Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 3720 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1588.
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