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Wild thyme, Thymus serpyllum
Wild thyme, Thymus serpyllum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse, (Handbook of all medical-pharmaceutical plants), Jena, 1876
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Artus Creeping Gewachse Hand Atlas Handbook Herbal Medical Pharmaceutical Mediinisch Pharmaceutischer Sammtlicher Serpyllum Thyme Thymus Wild Willibald Breckland
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This beautiful hand-colored copperplate engraving depicts Wild Thyme, Thymus serpyllum, a creeping herbaceous plant that belongs to the Lamiaceae family. The image is taken from Dr. Willibald Artus' Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse, published in Jena, Germany, in 1876. Wild Thyme, also known as creeping thyme or common thyme, is native to Europe, North Africa, and the Mediterranean. It is a low-growing plant, with small, oval, gray-green leaves and pink or purple flowers that bloom in the summer. The plant has a strong, aromatic scent, reminiscent of thyme essential oil, which is widely used in cooking, perfumery, and traditional medicine. The engraving shows the plant in its natural habitat, with a few flowers in bloom and some leaves displaying their characteristic gray-green color. The intricate details of the leaves, stems, and flowers are beautifully captured in the copperplate engraving, highlighting the botanical accuracy of the illustration. Dr. Willibald Artus was a renowned botanist, pharmacist, and publisher who dedicated his career to documenting and disseminating knowledge about medicinal and pharmaceutical plants. His Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse was a comprehensive and detailed work, featuring over 1,200 plant species, and was considered a standard reference for pharmacists, botanists, and medical professionals of the time. This hand-colored copperplate engraving of Wild Thyme is a testament to the beauty and intricacy of nature, as well as the meticulous work of the botanical illustrators and engravers of the 19th century.
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