01-02-2016, 11:01 PM
I don't see anything in any of the drawings to indicate scale. Possibly scale isn't important. Possibly the scale is mentioned in the text. Maybe all the drawings were recognizable to the authors contemporaries.
You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is often identified as a water lily. If it isn't a water lily something like European wild ginger (asarabacca) is a possibility if it's a smaller plant. I don't see anything to indicate scale, but I know only a little about plant drawings in manuscripts. Can someone who knows more say if there are conventions in drawing to indicate how large the plants are? If not are there ways to estimate the plant sizes based on any of the plant structures?
You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is often identified as a water lily. If it isn't a water lily something like European wild ginger (asarabacca) is a possibility if it's a smaller plant. I don't see anything to indicate scale, but I know only a little about plant drawings in manuscripts. Can someone who knows more say if there are conventions in drawing to indicate how large the plants are? If not are there ways to estimate the plant sizes based on any of the plant structures?