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[MarcoP]

...there is another Oculis Christi called Sweet William

Hi JKP, this information seems relevant to me. Could you please link a source?

Marco, I did about 85% of my plant research in 2008 and early 2009, so it may take me a few hours to find it, but I will try to get it for you as soon as possible.

If I remember correctly, one of the references was Mittelalterliche Pflanzenkunde by Hermann Fischer, but I'm going by memory, and I don't think this was the earliest reference.

If you can find anything, that could be a good identification at least for Lat 17848 101r. Please, keep us updated!


These are two later illustrations of Oculus Christi (actually I can't read the second word of the manuscript, but it is so transcribed on the Yale library site).
The ms is You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., circa 1500 f.8v
The printed book Gerard's You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. 1636

Gerard refers to the plant as Wilde Clarie (clary) and the plant in the manuscript is likely the same, in my opinion. I think they can hardly be related with the Voynich plant.