(07-03-2016, 01:36 PM)Davidsch wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Quote:reneZ: ....as they tend to be more symbolic, and clearly don't represent nature at all.
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If you look at the combinations of the flowers, leafs and roots, you must conclude these are at least a big percentage fantasy-like drawings.
One thing I noticed after looking at thousands of medieval (and earlier) herbal drawings, both VMS and others, is that once you get the right identification, what looks like a "fantasy" part suddenly makes complete sense.
That doesn't mean you can narrow it down to a specific species. As I've mentioned on another thread, botanists aren't even sure of the exact species of some of Elizabeth Blackwell's plant drawings, which are extremely detailed and accurate.