06-01-2017, 12:40 AM
Sam, I just remembered something...
Even though most herbal manuscripts follow a small number of models (sometimes fairly exactly), there are some that put more emphasis on plants that they know from their area. Also, eastern and western illustrators sometimes have different interpretations of the same plants.
As far as seed heads go, I've noticed a difference in interpretation for plants like cinnamon. The western manuscripts tend to emphasize the bark and leaves (the bark, for obvious reasons is emphasized because it's used to make the cinnamon bark spice), but I've noticed in at least one Arabic manuscript, that the bark and seeds (they look a bit like cloves) are emphasized, rather than the bark and leaves.
Even though most herbal manuscripts follow a small number of models (sometimes fairly exactly), there are some that put more emphasis on plants that they know from their area. Also, eastern and western illustrators sometimes have different interpretations of the same plants.
As far as seed heads go, I've noticed a difference in interpretation for plants like cinnamon. The western manuscripts tend to emphasize the bark and leaves (the bark, for obvious reasons is emphasized because it's used to make the cinnamon bark spice), but I've noticed in at least one Arabic manuscript, that the bark and seeds (they look a bit like cloves) are emphasized, rather than the bark and leaves.