Jasminoides sive rhamnus cortice alba [Lycium europaeum]
Information
Title
Jasminoides sive rhamnus cortice alba [Lycium europaeum]
Record type
Drawings
Original Reference
A/CAu/P/345
Author or creator
Aubriet; Claude (1665-1742); artist
Date
c.1700
Scope & content
Pen and ink drawing on paper of Jasminoides sive rhamnus cortice alba (now Lycium europaeum) by Claude Aubriet c.1700. Current botancial name: Lycium europaeum. Latin inscription 'Jasminoides sive rhamnus cortice alba' means 'Jasminoides* or white barked bramble' *an old name connected to Lycium (means 'like a Jasmine'). Lycium europaeum has striking white bark and is a bit like a bramble dense prickly shrub. English vernacular name: Boxthorn, Matrimony Vine
Level
Item
Extent
1 item
Physical description
Pen and ink on paper with grey wash. 22.5 cm x 16.6 cm