02-10-2017, 09:40 AM
(02-10-2017, 02:27 AM)-JKP- wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.My list of possible IDs includes several of the northern Saxifrages, Filipendula (pictured below), water dropwort (Oenanthe silaifolia), and Pimpinella saxifraga.
At first glance, Filipendula might not seem like a good match, because it has fern-like leaves (the VMS leaves are more palmate), but some of the Filipendula species have leaves that are a bit broader and more complexly indented that might inspire someone to draw them more palmate.
There are a few more that I've investigated, but the ones I mentioned above are at the top of my list so far:
- several species of Saxifrage (Saxifrage is a very variable species, but some resemble the VMS drawing)
- Filipendula (pictured above)
- water dropwort (Oenanthe silaifolia), which has star-shaped flowers and finger-like roots
- Pimpinella saxifraga (not my top choice, it has fern-like leaves and an umbellate flower-head, but maybe should be considered).
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Those are some solid candidates. I got a question for you J.K. considering the iconography of the manuscript would you say that the flowers here are depicted dried?

