Characteristics of Food Materia Medica

Edible Materia Medica is a monograph on materia medica featuring medicinal and edible animals and plants, which is quoted from Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica. Calligraphers and court painters in the Ming Dynasty wrote calligraphy for herbalism and drew exquisite and colorful illustrations of painters, which is the only complete painting biography in the world today. The collection of books is in the form of calligraphy and painting, which vividly shows the dual-purpose value and artistic value of materia medica, and is unique among ancient books of materia medica. Its exquisite calligraphy, gorgeous painter's paintings, high-quality and luxurious natural materials and exquisite and complicated mounting fully show the royal style and superb craftsmanship of books in the palace.