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University of Pennsylvania LJS 419: Erbario, fol. 42r
This is an image of fol. 42r from University of Pennsylvania LJS 419: Erbario, from Italy, dated to 14--.
LJS 419 is an illustrated herbal with three styles of illustration: one group of illustrations following medieval conventions, sometimes with fantastic elements such as human faces, on recto pages through most of the manuscript; another, rougher but more generally somewhat more naturalistic group in ink outline, on verso pages or added alongside earlier color illustrations; and a third group of naturalistic color illustrations of plants including roots, leaves, flowers and fruit on verso pages. Approximately a quarter of the illustrations are accompanied by notes on medicinal properties and preparations of the plants, written in the same ink as the ink outline illustrations, mostly in Italian (the Italian usage suggests the text was written in the Veneto), but occasionally in Latin or a mix of both languages; the notes are written around and sometimes over the illustrations.
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University of Pennsylvania LJS 419: Erbario, fol. 42r
This is an image of fol. 42r from University of Pennsylvania LJS 419: Erbario, from Italy, dated to 14--.
LJS 419 is an illustrated herbal with three styles of illustration: one group of illustrations following medieval conventions, sometimes with fantastic elements such as human faces, on recto pages through most of the manuscript; another, rougher but more generally somewhat more naturalistic group in ink outline, on verso pages or added alongside earlier color illustrations; and a third group of naturalistic color illustrations of plants including roots, leaves, flowers and fruit on verso pages. Approximately a quarter of the illustrations are accompanied by notes on medicinal properties and preparations of the plants, written in the same ink as the ink outline illustrations, mostly in Italian (the Italian usage suggests the text was written in the Veneto), but occasionally in Latin or a mix of both languages; the notes are written around and sometimes over the illustrations.
Access this manuscript at openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/LJSchoenbergManuscripts/html....
OPenn is a website that offers easy access to free cultural works from Penn Libraries and other institutions. Access these collections and learn more at openn.library.upenn.edu.
Metadata is copyright ©2015 University of Pennsylvania Libraries and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.