[split] "Plants of the Alchemists"

[Koen G]

So do I paraphrase correctly if I say that experts agree that the VMS is not part of any known tradition, but that either the alchemical herbals or the Tractatis de Herbis tradition are most likely to be connected to it in some way?

Also, does this mean that the VMS is the earliest known illustrated herbal manuscript that is not part of any known tradition?