Medical science witnessed significant advances in the Early Byzantine period, and the healing properties of herbs are
discussed in contemporary medical papers: herbalist collecting herbs, miniature from the 12th century manuscript De
materia medica by Dioskorides, 12th century.
Mount Athos, Great Lavra Monastery, cod. Ù 75, fol. 35b.
Pelekanidis, St., Christou, P., Mavropoulou-Tsioumi, Chrys., Kadas, Sot.,
Katsarou, Aik., Hoi Thesauroi tou Agiou Orous: Eikonografimena
Cheirografa, parastaseis-epititla-archika grammata, v. 3, Ekdotike
Athenon S.A., Athens 1979, p. 105, ill. 149.
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