25V - Bourbons. Louis XIV.
Root: very unusual, resembling a human silhouette in shape.
Leaves: one huge thicket of leaves, resembling a flower in shape. Next to the root, some animal resembling a dog is attached to the leaf.
Flower: nothing resembling this part of the plant is visible.
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Root: the human silhouette is an indication that this plant does not "deal" with any historical event, war, or specific country, but is a story about a man, the most brilliant representative of the Bourbon family - Louis XIV. "The state is me" - with this one saying, this ruler perfectly characterized both his person and the form of power he exercised - that is, absolute monarchy.
Leaves: the silhouette of a dog clinging to a leaf – this is a symbolic message about the Sun King - Louis XIV, whom we know from his most widespread portrait. He stands on it in an identical pose.![[Image: 800px-Louis_XIV_of_France.jpg]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Louis_XIV_of_France.jpg/800px-Louis_XIV_of_France.jpg)
![[Image: Folio25v.jpg]](https://voynichportal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Folio25v.jpg)
Root: very unusual, resembling a human silhouette in shape.
Leaves: one huge thicket of leaves, resembling a flower in shape. Next to the root, some animal resembling a dog is attached to the leaf.
Flower: nothing resembling this part of the plant is visible.
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Root: the human silhouette is an indication that this plant does not "deal" with any historical event, war, or specific country, but is a story about a man, the most brilliant representative of the Bourbon family - Louis XIV. "The state is me" - with this one saying, this ruler perfectly characterized both his person and the form of power he exercised - that is, absolute monarchy.
Leaves: the silhouette of a dog clinging to a leaf – this is a symbolic message about the Sun King - Louis XIV, whom we know from his most widespread portrait. He stands on it in an identical pose.