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Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy
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I do not agree and it is interesting to read what professionals write on these plants (i referred to them in my previous replies MS nr. js419 probably written/drawn by 3 different artists) : 


Quote:.. Dr. Cristina Dondi of the Bodleian Library has suggested that the manuscript’s provenance might be the Veneto since the Italian in some of the medical notes in the late notes has a distinctly regional flavor. This might also explain some of the, so far unidentified Italian plant names.

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The first group, all colored and apparently dating from the first half of the 15th century, consists of about 70 drawings with contemporary captions (some of which have been revised) but without text. These are executed in a conventional style, typical of the medieval Apuleius herbal. They are clearly copied from other manuscripts and the plants are often unrecognizable. The roots are heavily emphasized and are often depicted as fantastic faces and creatures, e.g. the female mandragora (f. 36) and the woad plant (f. 42), which has a blue root with a human face.
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The second group of drawings, apparently made by the writer of the text, probably dates from the last quarter of the century. Some of the drawings are in pen and ink outline, others fully or partially colored. Although crudely drawn, the artist has obviously made some effort at accuracy in order that the plants be identifiable (see f. 27 where the artist has made his own sketch of the oriola alongside the conventional representation of the earlier period). Nevertheless, the artist retains the mythological and anecdotal elements found in the Pseudo-Apuleius illustration such as the female and male mandragora root (ff. 38v and 39v, the latter tethered to a dog to uproot it) and the oregano with the human face drinking the juice to demonstrate its application (f. 76v).

The third group, illustrating about 86 plants, entirely in color, is drawn in a naturalistic style and may have been taken from life. The plants are easily recognizable (e.g. primrose on f. 4v, peony on f.24v and balsamina on f. 77v). They must be contemporary with the text, being in some cases painted over the text while in others the text is written over the illustrations. They are captioned in the same hand.
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And i repeat:
Since we do not know for certain what the pictures are meant to be in relation to the text, 
it could be worthwhile to define which pictures resembles which ms, together. 
But if there is no common ground, i'll keep working on that alone, no problem.
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Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by stellar - 25-02-2016, 08:16 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by david - 25-02-2016, 08:39 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by stellar - 26-02-2016, 12:10 AM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by -JKP- - 26-02-2016, 03:34 AM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by stellar - 26-02-2016, 04:32 AM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by -JKP- - 26-02-2016, 04:43 AM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by david - 26-02-2016, 07:48 AM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by stellar - 26-02-2016, 07:41 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by -JKP- - 26-02-2016, 08:46 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by Diane - 26-02-2016, 09:34 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by -JKP- - 26-02-2016, 10:08 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by Sam G - 27-02-2016, 03:24 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by -JKP- - 27-02-2016, 04:26 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by MarcoP - 27-02-2016, 02:53 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by -JKP- - 29-02-2016, 08:29 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by -JKP- - 29-02-2016, 11:22 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by Diane - 01-03-2016, 01:59 AM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by -JKP- - 01-03-2016, 03:50 AM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by VViews - 01-03-2016, 02:50 AM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by Diane - 01-03-2016, 03:43 AM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by -JKP- - 01-03-2016, 08:41 AM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by -JKP- - 01-03-2016, 09:42 AM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by Sam G - 03-03-2016, 05:48 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by -JKP- - 03-03-2016, 06:12 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by -JKP- - 12-03-2016, 10:21 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by Diane - 01-03-2016, 03:58 AM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by ReneZ - 01-03-2016, 06:19 AM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by -JKP- - 01-03-2016, 04:52 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by MarcoP - 01-03-2016, 01:39 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by Diane - 01-03-2016, 02:37 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by ReneZ - 01-03-2016, 03:10 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by -JKP- - 01-03-2016, 05:55 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by Diane - 02-03-2016, 04:32 AM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by ReneZ - 02-03-2016, 05:48 AM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by Diane - 03-03-2016, 01:52 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by -JKP- - 03-03-2016, 05:02 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by ReneZ - 04-03-2016, 02:09 AM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by Koen G - 04-03-2016, 08:39 AM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by Diane - 04-03-2016, 10:40 AM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by -JKP- - 04-03-2016, 05:24 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by Koen G - 04-03-2016, 05:54 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by -JKP- - 04-03-2016, 06:24 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by Koen G - 04-03-2016, 06:49 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by -JKP- - 07-03-2016, 06:18 PM
RE: Water Lily folio 2v stalk remedy - by Davidsch - 08-03-2016, 01:06 PM

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