Botanica is a photograph by Connie Handscomb which was uploaded on June 10th, 2014.
Title
Botanica
Artist
Connie Handscomb
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Fine Art
Description
Nature be your guide; follow her with your art willingly ....
~ Michael Maier [fr. Atalanta Fugiens]
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Falling in love with this photogenic plant was easy to do: a step backward, a slight turn, a play with the Light ... and another magical image emerged. There were no digital enhancements to these images, merely Light frolicking with this fantasy flora presenting us with an aura of delicate delights, a series of ever-changing colours.
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Masterwort :
Astrantia "Star Of Fire"
Parsley Family - Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)
Botanica is the Spanish word for 'botany', and also used to describe plant (herbal) stores. While today, the Astrantias are used primarily as garden ornamentals, centuries ago it was used medicinally. The botanist and herbalist, John Gerard, published a famous illustrated botany book in 1597 - 'Great Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes' (1480 pages!) - wherein the Masterwort is first described.
He describes the 'vertues' of the 'wilde Masterwort' this way:
"Herbe Gerard with his roots stamped and laid upon members that are troubled or vexed with the gout, swageth the paine, and taketh away the swelling and inflammations thereof, which occasioned the Germanes to give it the name Podagraria because of his vertues in curing the gout."
Sources:
Wikipedia ; also the blog: "Name That Plant"
Gerard's Herbal [John Gerard's Historie of Plants']; ed. Marcus Woodward
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June 10th, 2014