(24-02-2018, 05:44 PM)Diane wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I'm glad this mention of bryony has cropped up again, because I've been racking my brains to remember who it was who suggested that identification?
Was it perhaps Ellie Velinska's idea? Or one of the Sherwoods? Or perhaps Fr. Petersen's... ?
Rene isn't the first to refer to the Samarkand manuscript either - another which arrived in Europe in the seventeenth century.
It may not have been in connection with f35v. Bryony has been suggested for other plants.
I've discussed Bryony as a possibility for 35v on earlier threads but I don't think it's the only possibility. As you know, I've also suggested Hedera (and a couple of other vines). It could be one of many vines, but the berries are drawn very much like Hedera berries.
The reason I wanted to include Bryony is because it loses its leaves in winter (moreso than Hedera), but retains the berries, which might account for the way 35v has been drawn. As far as I know, no one else has made that specific observation.