Krateuas

Japanese: Krateuas
Krateuas

…In this way, the natural history of the Orient and Africa, from India to China, was largely described in ancient times. On the other hand, in mosaics in Egypt from the 15th century BC and in Pompeii in the 1st century BC, detailed illustrations of plants and animals were drawn with such precision that it was possible to identify the species, and in the 1st century BC, the excellent herbalist atlas by Krateuas was created. However, because the ancient detailed illustrations continued to be transcribed throughout the Middle Ages, they lost their function as illustrated guides and came to be used more as decorative patterns. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Krateuas" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このようにして,インドから中国に及ぶ東洋やアフリカの博物は,その主要な部分が古代にほぼ記述し尽くされた。一方,図譜のほうでは前15世紀ころのエジプトや前1世紀のポンペイのモザイクなどに,種の同定が可能なほど精密な動植物画が描かれており,前1世紀にはクラテウアスKrateuasのすばらしい本草図譜が成立している。 しかし古代の精密図は中世を通じて転写されつづけたため,図鑑としての機能を失い,むしろ装飾パターンとして使用されることになった。…

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