Botanical print: Mandrake (Mandragora) - Rembert Dodoens, 1583
Pictured here is a mandrake plant from 1583, as drawn by Rembert Dodoens. Mandrake is very common in folklore tales, and my favourite one is that you'll be condemned to hell if you pull it out of the ground, as well as killed by its crying and screaming, which is why people would tie it for animals to pull them out.
About this illustration
This botanical print shows the mandrake (Mandragora) from Rembert Dodoens’ Stirpium historiae pemptades sex sive libri XXX (Antwerp, Plantin, 1583). The clear woodcut lines and iconic root form frame cleanly as wall art and fit natural-history home decor.
Craft & finishThis Renaissance herbal art print is made on hand-processed paper, highlighted with subtle gold and sealed with beeswax for an authentic parchment feel. Please note that colors can look slightly different from screen to screen.
Find more prints like this in the Botanical Art collection.
Mandrake (Mandragora) 1583. Print - Rembert Dodoens
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