Folio 10v Plant Identification

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The remarkable thing about the 'Viola' is that this is a weed that even a medieval city dweller would easily come across.

...yet absent from illustrated herbal traditions.

Actually, 'Viola' appears in the Tractatus de Herbis tradition, but it looks quite different from the Voynich MS drawing.

Unfortunately, it is not so easy to find a good direct link nowadays.
Egerton 747 f103r, Cas.459 f285v, Sloane 4016 You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. (left) and others.

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