Color facsimile of one of the leaves of the Codex Pomar, the natural history atlas of Philip II, with the plant lettered "Satyrionis altera species" in 16th-century humanist script. From a limited edition, faithful to the original manuscript.
Color facsimile of one of the leaves of the Codex Pomar, the natural history atlas of Philip II, with the plant lettered "Satyrionis altera species" in 16th-century humanist script. From a limited edition, faithful to the original manuscript.
The Codex Pomar is a pictorial manuscript of 218 leaves painted in color on one side of the paper, with the titles in Latin: the first 47 are devoted to fauna and the rest to botany.
Medium: Color facsimile on paper, limited edition
Source: Codex Pomar. Natural history atlas of Philip II
Date: Original of the 16th century
Dimensions: 8.9 x 13.2 in (22.6 x 33.5 cm)
Condition: Good general condition; the staining and aged tone of the paper are part of the reproduction of the original.