Yellow loosestrife, Lysimachia vulgaris, and

Yellow loosestrife, Lysimachia vulgaris, and purple loosestrife, Lysimachion purpureum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557. This from a 17th century pirate edition or atlas of illustrations only, with captions in Latin, Greek, French, Italian, German, and in English manuscript

Captions Herb Krauterbuch Lonicer Loosestrife Lutea Lysimachia Purpureum Useful Woodblock

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