About 本草纲目 Herbal
Drawn from the 1596 Jinling woodblock printing of 《本草纲目》, Li Shizhen's encyclopedic Compendium of Materia Medica, this system is built on toned and foxed bamboo paper — a deep aged ochre, never cream. Carbon-black carved line renders a single centered specimen per figure, paired with regular-script annotation and the warm vermilion of a collector's seal.
- Origin
- China — Hubei / Nanjing (Jinling) printing
- Era
- 1578 compiled; Jinling woodblock edition printed 1596 (Ming dynasty)
- Key figures
- 李时珍 (Li Shizhen) · 李建元 · 李树本
- Movements
- Ming woodblock printing (木刻) · traditional Chinese materia medica (本草) · botanical-medical illustration
本草纲目 Herbal design spec
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Ma Shan ZhengHeadings
Noto Serif SCBody
LXGW WenKaiMono
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