06-03-2021, 03:34 PM
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(06-03-2021, 03:01 PM)MarcoP wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
- f35v, that so closely parallels the oak-and-ivy illustration by Manfredus (BNF Lat. 6283) cannot correspond to ivy, since the VMS wine has no leaves.
Just a small point... my favorite ID for the twining plant is cuscuta (which does not have leaves because it is a parasitic plant that sucks off its host).
But, it is possible that it is ivy. My second favorite ID is Smilax. One of the distinctive things about this ivy is that it keeps its berries after the leaves are gone:
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There are a couple of species of Smilax in medieval manuscripts, although they are usually shown with the leaves.