40 CHAPTER 3- 
and exadl refemblance. There are now 
exifting feveral manufcripts of Diosco- 
RIDES, with illuminated figures, particu-= 
larly the famous one in the imperial library 
at Vienna y of which Lambecius treats 
largely. 
It was procured by Bujhequiusy the em- 
peror's refident at Conjlantinopk^ about 
1560 ; and is faid to have been copied at 
the cxpence of Juliana Anicia, daugh- 
ter to the emperor Flavins Anicius Olybery 
about the year 492. It has been regretted 
by fome of the learned, that this MS. had 
not been brought earlier into Europe ; by 
which means the commentators might have 
been faved much trouble. Antient, how- 
ever, and fplendid as this is, it may juftly 
be doubted, whether the publication of it 
would have much conduced to the reftora- 
tion of ancient Botany, and Materia Medica-, 
lince, if we are allowed to judge of the 
figures, from the fpccimens copied by Do- 
DON ^ us, nothing can exceed the rudenefs 
of them, or more ftrongly juftify the re- 
mark of Salmajtus. And as feveral of thele 
are copied into Gerard's Herbal, for the 
fatisfadlion 
