Codicology - Vermont 'Tuscany Herbal'

[MarcoP]

Marco, I've identified many of the plants in the Vermont Italian MS 2 but... I cannot get to my data and export it in some kind of form that can be listed or uploaded to the Web until Wednesday at the soonest. I have my hands full right now.   


For example, you have Vermont Italian folio 4 "Dictamo" tentatively identified as Origanum dictamnus, but I'm quite certain the drawing is not Origanum, it's Dictamnus albus/Dcitamnus fraxinella (which has odd-pinnate leaves and thick finger roots that are very light colored, almost white), so I think perhaps I can help with the IDs, I just can't do it today or tomorrow (in fact, maybe not until the weekend).

Thank you, JKP. I hope you will find the time to share your notes! I would be greatly interested in the comparison. Of course, there is no hurry

You are certainly right about Dictamnus Albus, thank you for this correction! A quick google search provided a nice parallel with horned dragon in the Trento Herbal ms 1591. Here the plant is labeled ditamo biancho (albus=white in Latin, bianco=white in Italian).