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title: Physician Preparing an Elixir from De Materia Medica
author: Marie-Lan Nguyen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12029/physician-preparing-an-elixir-from-de-materia-medi/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Physician Preparing an Elixir from De Materia Medica

_Authored by Marie-Lan Nguyen_

## Image File

[![Physician Preparing an Elixir from De Materia Medica](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12029.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12029.jpg)

## Image Caption

Depiction of a physician preparing an elixir. Illustration from a folio of an Arabic translation of the 1st Century CE [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) medical text *De Materia Medica*. Iraq, 1224 CE. Ink, opaque watercolor, and [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) on paper. (Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Nguyen, M. (2020, March 21). Physician Preparing an Elixir from De Materia Medica. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12029/physician-preparing-an-elixir-from-de-materia-medi/>
### Chicago
Nguyen, Marie-Lan. "Physician Preparing an Elixir from De Materia Medica." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 21, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12029/physician-preparing-an-elixir-from-de-materia-medi/>.
### MLA
Nguyen, Marie-Lan. "Physician Preparing an Elixir from De Materia Medica." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Mar 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12029/physician-preparing-an-elixir-from-de-materia-medi/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Folio_Materia_Medica_Dioscurides_Met_13.152.6_(cropped).jpg) by **Marie-Lan Nguyen**. Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 21 March 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.