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The item in question is BNCF, Palatino 586, readable here: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..

The imagery in this MS recalls a lot that of the VMS. Perhaps wew can find some clues as to the identity of some plants in the VMS from this.

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Could the VMS be inspired from a now lost Provencal/Occitan herbal source?
As far as I remember, the connection with the Occitan herbalists was discussed on Nick Pelling's website.
There are indeed some similarities, but there is an explanation for this, as Occitania is quite close to Northern Italy...

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(03-08-2026, 07:21 AM)DG97EEB Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
It's not on my spreadsheet or database (and Beasley doesn't mention it either).. nice find.. and some of those roots in particular feel very familiar.

Looks like JKP looked at this a little You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. also attach Claude's deep research analysis
Unless my memory is failing me, I believe this MS is mentioned regularly on the forum. Well, let's do a quick search using the simple search box.

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Ok, ok.. point taken.. search isn't perfect anywhere unfortunately, mainly because I'm an idiot who can't use his tools properly...

I see the problem.. I wrote 268..  Confused
Where can a transcription of this manuscript be found?