ReneZ > 14-01-2018, 02:02 PM
Quote:Musa calida est in medio primi gradi, humida eiusdem fine. Fructus sunt similis citroli, quod alii pomum paradisi vocant. In ultramarinis partibus crescunt. Cuius folia similatur enula campana, sed sunt triplex mariores. Ventrem humectat, pectoris asperitatem lenit et pulmonem. Est nutrimenti multi et crossi, que assuefacta stomachi generat gravitatem et splenis et epatis oppilationem. Unde necesse est illam sepe comedentibus, ut post comestionem zinziber conditum detur aut oximelle, si manducantes sunt frigide nature, quod si calide, oxizachara accipiant.
Quote:Muza calida est in medio primi gradus, humida in eiusdem fine, pectoris et pulmonis lenit asperitatem. Hec arbor fit per infixionem ossis dactili in herba quadam , que dicitur colcasia. Et dicitur, quod in pomo huius arboris, quod iocundissimi et gratissimi saporis est, deceptus erat primus parens noster
MarcoP > 14-01-2018, 08:53 PM
(12-01-2018, 03:46 PM)VViews Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I am struggling to find a medieval Arabic depiction of a banana plant. These might be more realistic. Any ideas?
(14-01-2018, 02:02 PM)ReneZ Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The herb is mentioned in the earlier herbal BL Egerton 747, on fol.66r (right). Its transcription has been published and says:
Quote:Musa calida est in medio primi gradi, humida eiusdem fine. Fructus sunt similis citroli, quod alii pomum paradisi vocant. In ultramarinis partibus crescunt. Cuius folia similatur enula campana, sed sunt triplex mariores. Ventrem humectat, pectoris asperitatem lenit et pulmonem. Est nutrimenti multi et crossi, que assuefacta stomachi generat gravitatem et splenis et epatis oppilationem. Unde necesse est illam sepe comedentibus, ut post comestionem zinziber conditum detur aut oximelle, si manducantes sunt frigide nature, quod si calide, oxizachara accipiant.
(14-01-2018, 02:02 PM)ReneZ Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Interestingly, the edition of Egerton 747 ("PS. Bartolomaeus Mini de Senis: Tractatus de herbis (MS London, British Library, Egerton 747) A cura de Iolanda Ventura") gives references to earlier copies of the text, though they are only partial.
In 'Liber de naturis rerum' of Pseudo-John Folsham (13th Century) ( You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. ) it says:
Quote:Muza calida est in medio primi gradus, humida in eiusdem fine, pectoris et pulmonis lenit asperitatem. Hec arbor fit per infixionem ossis dactili in herba quadam , que dicitur colcasia. Et dicitur, quod in pomo huius arboris, quod iocundissimi et gratissimi saporis est, deceptus erat primus parens noster
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(13-01-2018, 10:29 AM)Koen Gh. Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view....
JKP: Banana does produce several stalks from the same corm. Admittedly, these take on a more separate look than they do in the VM, but they are still growing from the same base.
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