Sam G. and all,
The 'dots' on some leaves are certainly interesting. By a process of comparison and after making various identifications, I tentatively concluded that they refer to the plant's being valuable for an oil.
I've also come across an old post-comment of Rene's, mentioning a manuscript made in England between the last quarter of the 14thC or 1st quarter of the 15thC ( You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.). The library doesn't show many of its folios but does show an opening (folios 81v-82) with line-drawing and wash images of plants, and one of them has dots on its leaves. The MS is a medical miscellany, but style of drawing isn't exclusive to types of subject-matter, so the congruence doesn't prove the VMS plants medical, though it may suggest connection to English habits.
Other plants in the manuscript have similar forms to what is found in the vms too, but as I, Sam G., and others have noted, the way the roots are treated in the VMS is an important distinction between its botanical drawings and those of the Latin European herbal style.
I'm not sure who first mentioned MS Sloane 335 in relation to the VMS, or if it has often been discussed. Advice on these point would be very welcome.
The 'dots' on some leaves are certainly interesting. By a process of comparison and after making various identifications, I tentatively concluded that they refer to the plant's being valuable for an oil.
I've also come across an old post-comment of Rene's, mentioning a manuscript made in England between the last quarter of the 14thC or 1st quarter of the 15thC ( You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.). The library doesn't show many of its folios but does show an opening (folios 81v-82) with line-drawing and wash images of plants, and one of them has dots on its leaves. The MS is a medical miscellany, but style of drawing isn't exclusive to types of subject-matter, so the congruence doesn't prove the VMS plants medical, though it may suggest connection to English habits.
Other plants in the manuscript have similar forms to what is found in the vms too, but as I, Sam G., and others have noted, the way the roots are treated in the VMS is an important distinction between its botanical drawings and those of the Latin European herbal style.
I'm not sure who first mentioned MS Sloane 335 in relation to the VMS, or if it has often been discussed. Advice on these point would be very welcome.
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