(12-05-2017, 04:34 PM)Koen Gh. wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I've just had a look at some of the first plants that come after the De Herbis section. It might be a coincidence, but I've noticed concentration of some aromatic herbs which are still known today, usually associated with he Mediterranean region.
For example, 72v (B) appears to be some type of lavender.
The next one on 73r also. (A synonym is "barba iovis" which is now a (different?) Mediterranean plant).
On 75v there's melissa and thyme.
Also fol.76 contains a series of similar Mediterranean aromatic herbs.
Might this give a hint about which tradition this part is based on? Some connection to Theophrastus?
For Melissa, it seems that the text of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. (Manfredus de Monte Imperiali) is somehow related, but it clearly isn't the same text. Maybe I should check Dioscorides also.
O.2.48: Nomen herbe mellisse alii citrariam dicunt quia habet odorem citroni (the plant is called Melissa, others call it Citraria because it smells like lemon)
L6823: Melissa …. alio nomine citraria... habens odorem citri viridis (Melissa …. also called Citraria … smells like green lemon)
O.2.48: ad dolorem matricis (for uterine pain)
L6823: provocat menstrua et matricem mundificat confortat et adiuvat conceptum (provokes menses, cleans and comforts the uterus and helps conception [see last recipe in the Trinity ms])
O.2.48: ad venenum (against venom)
L6823: vis scorpionis et splangionis optime curat (it cures very well the power of scorpions and spiders)
O.2.48: ad renum dolorem (for renal pain)
L6823: Durities splenis et epatis relaxat (it relaxes hardness in the spleen and liver)
O.2.48: ad conceptionem mulieris (for women's conception)
Also note that these plants are very close in both manuscripts (but the order is inverted):
Melissa BNF f.100v - Trinity 75v
Matrisilva BNF (Honeysuckle) You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. - Trinity You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
In both manuscripts, Honeysuckle is said to be similar to ivy and to help in childbirth (but also in this case there are several differences as well).