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"Mandrake: Unveiling the Mysteries of an Ancient Plant" The mandrake, scientifically known as Mandragora officinarum, has captivated human imagination for centuries

Background imageMandrake Collection: Mandragora officinarum, mandrake

Mandragora officinarum, mandrake
Illustration of the male and female mandrake, from The herbal of generall historie of plantes (1636) by John Gerard (1545-1612), edited by Thomas Johnson

Background imageMandrake Collection: A garden pool: fragment of wall painting, Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC

A garden pool: fragment of wall painting, Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC. Tomb painting of a pool full of ducks, lotus flowers and tilapia fish; papyrus grows along the edge

Background imageMandrake Collection: Fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC

Fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC. Though a standard subject for a Theban tomb painting, this banquet scene is one of the finest examples

Background imageMandrake Collection: Hemloc Mandrake Worwood illustration 1851

Hemloc Mandrake Worwood illustration 1851
The Natural History of the Sacred Scriptures, and Guide to General Zoology By W.I. Bicknell London and New York - John Tallis and Company 1851

Background imageMandrake Collection: Hereford World Map, c. 1280, 1944. Creator: Richard de Bello

Hereford World Map, c. 1280, 1944. Creator: Richard de Bello
Hereford World Map, c.1280, (1944). Detail showing the Mediterranean coast and the Nile Delta in northern Egypt. The lighthouse at Alexandria, complete with flames

Background imageMandrake Collection: May apple, mandrake or wild lemon, Podophyllum peltatum

May apple, mandrake or wild lemon, Podophyllum peltatum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants

Background imageMandrake Collection: Dioscorides Mandrake Plants Mandragora Circa

Dioscorides Mandrake Plants Mandragora Circa
dioscorides, mandrake, plants, mandragora, circa, 80, ad, greek, naturalist, receives, root, euresis, goddess, discovery, dog, dies, dead, history, historical, 10018551

Background imageMandrake Collection: White-ruffed manakin, Corapipo altera, blue-backed manakin, Chiroxiphia pareola, manchineel tree

White-ruffed manakin, Corapipo altera, blue-backed manakin, Chiroxiphia pareola, manchineel tree, Hippomane mancinella
5324322 White-ruffed manakin, Corapipo altera, blue-backed manakin, Chiroxiphia pareola, manchineel tree, Hippomane mancinella, and mandrake, Mandragora officinarum by Fries

Background imageMandrake Collection: White flowered mandrake, Atropa mandragora

White flowered mandrake, Atropa mandragora
5856666 White flowered mandrake, Atropa mandragora by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: White flowered mandrake root, Atropa mandragora)

Background imageMandrake Collection: Biblical plants and fruits including mandrake and melon, 18th century (engraving)

Biblical plants and fruits including mandrake and melon, 18th century (engraving)
5617302 Biblical plants and fruits including mandrake and melon, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree)

Background imageMandrake Collection: Biblical plants and fruits including mandrake and melon, 18th century (engraving)

Biblical plants and fruits including mandrake and melon, 18th century (engraving)
5617301 Biblical plants and fruits including mandrake and melon, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree)

Background imageMandrake Collection: Mandragora plant. It is often known as mandrake, 18th century (engraving)

Mandragora plant. It is often known as mandrake, 18th century (engraving)
5617290 Mandragora plant. It is often known as mandrake, 18th century (engraving) by Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob (1672-1733); (add.info.: illustration from Physique sacree)

Background imageMandrake Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Mandragore; Mandrake (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Mandragore; Mandrake (engraving)
7196613 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Mandragore; Mandrake (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mandragore; Mandrake)

Background imageMandrake Collection: The mandrake. 15th century (miniature)

The mandrake. 15th century (miniature)
6437633 The mandrake. 15th century (miniature) by Unknown Artist, (15th century); Bibliotheque de L Arsenal, Paris, France; (add.info.: Paranormal. Mandrake. Miniature, France, XVth. Bibl)

Background imageMandrake Collection: Female mandrake, extracted from a herb of the 14th century

Female mandrake, extracted from a herb of the 14th century
GIA4811388 Female mandrake, extracted from a herb of the 14th century. by Unknown Artist, (14th century); Biblioteca Civica Gambalunga, Rimini, Italy; (add.info.: Female mandrake)

Background imageMandrake Collection: Horned ghost crab and zombie crab

Horned ghost crab and zombie crab
Horned ghost crab, Ocypode ceratophthalmus 1, and zombie crab, Gecarcinus ruricola 2. Ocipode ceratostalmo, Gecarcino tourlourou

Background imageMandrake Collection: Mandrake, female, Mandragora officinarum

Mandrake, female, Mandragora officinarum, Atropa mandragora, Mandragore femelle. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Victor Dupin junior from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Herbier Artificial

Background imageMandrake Collection: Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca

Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca. Linn. Sp. Pl. 313. l Ouatte. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Victor Dupin junior from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Herbier Artificial

Background imageMandrake Collection: Mandrake, Mandragora officinarum

Mandrake, Mandragora officinarum. Atropa mandragora, Linn. Sp. plant 250. Mandragore. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Victor Dupin junior from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Herbier Artificial

Background imageMandrake Collection: Starfish flower or carrion plant, Stapelia hirsuta

Starfish flower or carrion plant, Stapelia hirsuta Linn. Asclepias d Affrique. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Victor Dupin junior from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Herbier Artificial

Background imageMandrake Collection: Medicinal plants: representation of mandrake. A dog attached to the root allows it to be

Medicinal plants: representation of mandrake. A dog attached to the root allows it to be
LRI4671984 Medicinal plants: representation of mandrake. A dog attached to the root allows it to be removed from the ground

Background imageMandrake Collection: La Mandragore (Mandragora Officinalis) - in 'Exercises de botany a l

La Mandragore (Mandragora Officinalis) - in "Exercises de botany a l
LSE4102945 La Mandragore (Mandragora Officinalis) - in " Exercises de botany A l usage des commercants", redige by JC Philibert, Imprimerie de Crapelet, Paris, 1801 by Unknown Artist

Background imageMandrake Collection: Allegory of oblivion. She holds a mandrake plant, powerful narcotic

Allegory of oblivion. She holds a mandrake plant, powerful narcotic
XEE4135580 Allegory of oblivion. She holds a mandrake plant, powerful narcotic. The lynx is the animal dedicated to Bacchus

Background imageMandrake Collection: Officinal mandrake, Mandragora officinarum

Officinal mandrake, Mandragora officinarum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Frederick W. Smith after J. Hart from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G

Background imageMandrake Collection: Purple foxglove, Digitalis purpurea altera

Purple foxglove, Digitalis purpurea altera, and mandrake, Mandragora officinarum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt

Background imageMandrake Collection: Mayapple or American mandrake, Podophyllum peltatum

Mayapple or American mandrake, Podophyllum peltatum, Podophylle pelte. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lebrun after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A

Background imageMandrake Collection: Manakins, manchineel tree and mandrake

Manakins, manchineel tree and mandrake
White-ruffed manakin, Corapipo altera, blue-backed manakin, Chiroxiphia pareola, manchineel tree, Hippomane mancinella, and mandrake, Mandragora officinarum

Background imageMandrake Collection: The mandrake. Medicinal plant to which extraordinary magical virtues have often been

The mandrake. Medicinal plant to which extraordinary magical virtues have often been
JLJ4595045 The mandrake. Medicinal plant to which extraordinary magical virtues have often been attributed. Detail of the plant

Background imageMandrake Collection: Mandragora Officinarum from Phytographie Medicale by Joseph Roques (1772-1850)

Mandragora Officinarum from Phytographie Medicale by Joseph Roques (1772-1850)
STC148929 Mandragora Officinarum from Phytographie Medicale by Joseph Roques (1772-1850), published in 1821 (engraving) by Hoquart, L.F.J

Background imageMandrake Collection: Mandrake, Mandragora officinarum

Mandrake, Mandragora officinarum
6337024 Mandrake, Mandragora officinarum by Dupin, the Younger (b.1753); (add.info.: Mandrake, Mandragora officinarum. Atropa mandragora, Linn. Sp. plant 250. Mandragore)

Background imageMandrake Collection: Mandrake, female, Mandragora officinarum, Atropa mandragora, Mandragore femelle

Mandrake, female, Mandragora officinarum, Atropa mandragora, Mandragore femelle
6337013 Mandrake, female, Mandragora officinarum, Atropa mandragora, Mandragore femelle by Dupin, the Younger (b.1753); (add.info.: Mandrake, female, Mandragora officinarum, Atropa mandragora)

Background imageMandrake Collection: Mandragora officinarum, 1836 (hand-coloured engraving)

Mandragora officinarum, 1836 (hand-coloured engraving)
618064 Mandragora officinarum, 1836 (hand-coloured engraving) by Bessa, Pancrace (1772-1835); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Flore des jardiniers)

Background imageMandrake Collection: Bible Natural History

Bible Natural History
LLM460126 Bible Natural History by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bible Natural History. Illustration for The National Comprehensive Bible (W R M Phun & Son)

Background imageMandrake Collection: The mandrake. Medicinal plant to which extraordinary magical virtues have often been

The mandrake. Medicinal plant to which extraordinary magical virtues have often been
JLJ4595037 The mandrake. Medicinal plant to which extraordinary magical virtues have often been attributed. Illumination from the milking of medicine and dietetics " Tacuinum sanitatis"

Background imageMandrake Collection: Herbarium : Atropa mandragora

Herbarium : Atropa mandragora
BAT5470770 Herbarium : Atropa mandragora by Ligozzi, Jacopo (1547-1626); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo eNicol Orsi Battaglini; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageMandrake Collection: Manakins, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Manakins, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999370 Manakins, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Background imageMandrake Collection: Magic - Levitation Original 1958 Caption. Mandrake

Magic - Levitation Original 1958 Caption. Mandrake and Marcelle perform their Levitation act. They have been touring Newcastle this week

Background imageMandrake Collection: Mandrake: Mandragora officinarum, pub. 1836. Creator: Panacre Bessa (1772-1846)

Mandrake: Mandragora officinarum, pub. 1836. Creator: Panacre Bessa (1772-1846)
Mandrake: Mandragora officinarum, illustration from Flore des jardiniers, amateurs et manufacturiers: D apres les dessins de Bessa. Extraits de l Herbier de l amateur. pub

Background imageMandrake Collection: Mandrake, Sensitive Plant, and Acacia, c1795

Mandrake, Sensitive Plant, and Acacia, c1795
Mandrake (bottom left), Sensitive Plant (bottom right) and Acacia, c1795

Background imageMandrake Collection: Mandragora or Mandrake (male)

Mandragora or Mandrake (male). Woodcut illustration from Herbolario volgare Date: 1536

Background imageMandrake Collection: Tree love apples mandrake mandragora Reuben brings mandrakes

Tree love apples mandrake mandragora Reuben brings mandrakes
Tree with love apples, mandrake, mandragora, Reuben brings mandrakes to his mother Leah, anonymous, 1683 - 1762, paper, etching, h 132 mm × w 81 mm

Background imageMandrake Collection: Wild flowers Palestine Mandrake fruit Mandragora officinarum

Wild flowers Palestine Mandrake fruit Mandragora officinarum
Wild flowers of Palestine. Mandrake with fruit (Mandragora officinarum L.) 1900

Background imageMandrake Collection: Wild flowers Palestine Mandrake flower Mandragora officinarum

Wild flowers Palestine Mandrake flower Mandragora officinarum
Wild flowers of Palestine. Mandrake in flower. (Mandragora officinarum L.) 1900

Background imageMandrake Collection: Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum)

Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum). This plant belongs to the nightshade family and contains poisonous alkaloids

Background imageMandrake Collection: Mandragola masculo - Mandrake (Mandragora), illustration

Mandragola masculo - Mandrake (Mandragora), illustration
Manuscript, Italy, 15th century. Herbal from Trento. Plate: Mandragola masculo - Mandrake (Mandragora). It helps to fight infertility and to conceive baby boys. Manuscript 1591, folio 12, recto

Background imageMandrake Collection: Mandrake Mandragora femina by Pietro Andrea Mattioli I Discorsi, Felice Valgriffo, Venice, 1585

Mandrake Mandragora femina by Pietro Andrea Mattioli I Discorsi, Felice Valgriffo, Venice, 1585
Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1507-1577) I Discorsi, Venice, Felice Valgriffo, 1585 - Mandrake (Mandragora femina)



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"Mandrake: Unveiling the Mysteries of an Ancient Plant" The mandrake, scientifically known as Mandragora officinarum, has captivated human imagination for centuries. From ancient Egyptian wall paintings to medieval illustrations and biblical references, this enigmatic plant holds a prominent place in history. In the tomb of Nebamun in Thebes, Egypt, dating back to the 18th Dynasty around 1350 BC, a fragment of wall painting depicts scenes from daily life. Amongst them is a depiction of mandrakes - their distinctive leaves and roots portrayed with remarkable detail. Another fragment from an Egyptian garden pool painting during the same dynasty showcases the importance placed on cultivating these plants. Their significance extended beyond mere aesthetics; they were believed to possess magical properties and were used in various rituals. Fast forward to 1851 when Hemloc Mandrake Worwood created an intricate illustration showcasing different aspects of this intriguing plant. The detailed portrayal captured its unique features and added depth to our understanding. Dioscorides' work on medicinal plants also featured mandrake prominently. His manuscript "Materia Medica" included descriptions and illustrations of various species including Mandragora Circa – providing valuable insights into its uses in ancient medicine. Even cartographers couldn't resist incorporating mandrakes into their maps. Richard de Bello's Hereford World Map from c. 1280 depicted several fascinating elements such as manchineel trees, white-ruffed manakins, blue-backed manakins alongside our beloved mandrakes. Interestingly enough, confusion sometimes arose between similar-looking plants like may apple or wild lemon (Podophyllum peltatum) being mistaken for mandrake due to their resemblance. However, true aficionados could always distinguish between them based on distinct characteristics. Not limited to botanical depictions alone, artists often intertwined biblical references with images of fruits and plants like melons and mandrakes.