[Trinity] Questions about Trinity MS script
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(05-05-2017, 10:32 AM)Koen Gh. wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Might not the weird use of "K" in plant names only be an indication that there are actual Greek words involved? (nam greci .c. littera non habent)

I think the presence of K points to the names not being Latin. Since a Greek name is always present in this part of the herbal, it seems strange that the first (unqualified) name is also Greek, but I certainly wouldn't rule out that possibility. I guess that German and Arabic are other candidates.
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