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Description

Quire 5 is a standard quire containing folios 33 through 40. The gathering mark is on f40v.

Schematic folio layout:
quire schema

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Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f33r.

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f33r

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General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.
Folio nr. (33) in upper right corner.

Illustration(s)

Plant with green flowers and faces drawn in the roots.

This plant shows some similarity with plant fragment #31 on f89r1.

Text

This page has 7 text items (loci), as follows:
7 lines of standard text in paragraphs.

There are seven lines of text in a single paragraph.

Currier language: B
RZ language: C (page) / C (folio) / C (bifolio)
LFD hand: 2

Browse interlinear transliteration of f33r

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Similar heads in roots are found in the alchemical herbals. Alternatively, the heads in the roots could be a reference to to 'testes' and thus to an orchid, though the plant does not look like one.

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f33v

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General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.

Illustration(s)

Plant with 2 huge flowers on top, and a third (dead) one hanging down behind one of the leaves. Starry (fingered) leaves and roots that look like sea mines.

Text

This page has 11 text items (loci), as follows:
11 lines of standard text in paragraphs.

There are 11 lines of text in two paragraphs, which avoid parts of the drawing.

Currier language: B
RZ language: C- (page) / C (folio) / C (bifolio)
LFD hand: 2

Browse interlinear transliteration of f33v

Tentative identifications

 

Other information

This page is discussed extensively at >> one of Jorge Stolfi's web pages. Illustrations of this page figured in numerous publications.

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Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f34r. The parchment has a hole in the lower half.

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f34r

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General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.
There is a hole in the parchment which has been integrated in the drawing.
Folio nr. (34) in upper right corner.

Illustration(s)

Drawing of a plant with large roots, leaves ending in 'figers' and three flowers.

Text

This page has 15 text items (loci), as follows:
15 lines of standard text in paragraphs.

There are 16 lines of text in three paragraphs. All text is split by the plant and in the second paragraph the lines left and right are not aligned very well. This seems to end in a 'signature'.

Currier language: B
RZ language: Bs (page) / B (folio) / B (bifolio)
LFD hand: 2

Browse interlinear transliteration of f34r

Tentative identifications

 

Other information

Nick Pelling suggests that the hole in the parchment was created deliberately by the author/artist.

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f34v

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General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.
There is a hole in the parchment which has been integrated in the drawing.

Illustration(s)

Drawing of a plant with very extensive roots, that appear like two animals standing face to face. Leaves are green and brown and flowers not painted.

This plant shows some similarity with plant fragment #110 on f99v.

Text

This page has 11 text items (loci), as follows:
11 lines of standard text in paragraphs.

The text is in two paragraphs.

Currier language: B
RZ language: B (page) / B (folio) / B (bifolio)
LFD hand: 2

Browse interlinear transliteration of f34v

Tentative identifications

 

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Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f35r.

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f35r

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General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.
Folio nr. (35) in upper right corner.

Illustration(s)

Plant with leaves in the shape of a cur, green inside and brown outside. One flower bud with blue and red.

Text

This page has 15 text items (loci), as follows:
15 lines of standard text in paragraphs.

The text is in two paragraphs, one at the top of the page (lines ending at the drawing) and one at the bottom (lines split by the stem).

Currier language: A
RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio)
LFD hand: 1

Browse interlinear transliteration of f35r

Tentative identifications

Considered composite by Tiltman. I wonder if it could be poppy.

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f35v

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General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.

Illustration(s)

Plant that looks like a tree with a straight stem (trunk) and strong roots. Oak leaves at the top and sides, and braches with currants twining around it.

This plant shows some similarity with plant fragment #35 on f89r2.

Text

This page has 21 text items (loci), as follows:
21 lines of standard text in paragraphs.

The text is in a single paragraph. All lines short, left of the drawing.

Currier language: A
RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio)
LFD hand: 1

Browse interlinear transliteration of f35v

Tentative identifications

This is similar to drawings of ivy twining an oak tree in several manuscripts of the Tractatus de Herbis tradition.

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Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f36r. There is a hole in the parchment in the centre of this folio.

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f36r

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General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.
There is a parchment hole in the middle of the drawing.
Folio nr. (36) in upper right corner.

Illustration(s)

Plant drawing with mostly green and two yellow leaves. Small flower buds.

Text

This page has 9 text items (loci), as follows:
9 lines of standard text in paragraphs.

The text is in two paragraphs.

Currier language: A
RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio)
LFD hand: 1

Browse interlinear transliteration of f36r

Tentative identifications

 

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f36v

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General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.
There is a parchment hole in the middle of the drawing.

Illustration(s)

Plant with finger leaves (8-10 fingers) and 'seeds' instead of flowers.

Text

This page has 14 text items (loci), as follows:
4 lines of left-justified standard text in paragraphs;
10 lines of indented text in paragraphs.

The text is in two paragraphs. The second paragraph is written to the right of the drawing.

Currier language: A
RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio)
LFD hand: 1

Browse interlinear transliteration of f36v

Tentative identifications

 

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Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f37r.

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f37r

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General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here. Folio nr. (37) in upper right corner.

Illustration(s)

Plant with oblong leaves hanging down and small berries instead of flowers.

This plant shows some similarity with plant fragment #188 on f101v.

Text

This page has 11 text items (loci), as follows:
11 lines of standard text in paragraphs.

The text is in three short paragraphs.

Currier language: A
RZ language: A+ (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio)
LFD hand: 1

Browse interlinear transliteration of f37r

Tentative identifications

 

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f37v

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General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.

Illustration(s)

Plant with symmetric leaves, alternating white and green. The large root has a humanoid form.

This appears to be the same plant as shown in fragment 203 on f102r1.

Text

This page has 23 text items (loci), as follows:
23 lines of standard text in paragraphs.

The text is in three paragraphs. All lines end at the plant drawing.

Currier language: A
RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio)
LFD hand: 1

Browse interlinear transliteration of f37v

Tentative identifications

 

Other information

While the root strongly suggests a mandrake plant, the leaves and flowers do not.

A copy of part of this plant is present in the pharmaceutical section, on f102r1, item nr. 203.

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Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f38r. The parchment has a tear near the centre.

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f38r

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General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.
Folio nr. (38) in upper right corner.

Illustration(s)

Plant with tiny flowers (buds) near bottom and a huge dark green leaf going all the way to the top of the page. Big white commas with dots inside are drawn over the leaf.

Text

This page has 6 text items (loci), as follows:
6 lines of standard text in paragraphs.

The text is in a single paragraph, near the bottom of the page, and split by the stem of the plant.

Currier language: A
RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio)
LFD hand: 1

Browse interlinear transliteration of f38r

Tentative identifications

 

Other information

 

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f38v

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General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.

Illustration(s)

Bush of stacked leaves, in three colours. There is one blue flower near the top.

Text

This page has 8 text items (loci), as follows:
8 lines of standard text in paragraphs.

The text is in a single paragraph, near the bottom of the page, and split by the stem of the plant.

Currier language: A
RZ language: A (page) / A (folio) / A (bifolio)
LFD hand: 1

Browse interlinear transliteration of f38v

Tentative identifications

 

Other information

 

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Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f39r.

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f39r

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General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.
Folio nr. (39) in upper right corner.

Illustration(s)

There is a plateau of earth, with roots below and a bed of flowers above (mostly leaves only).

Text

This page has 16 text items (loci), as follows:
16 lines of standard text in paragraphs, one of which is centred.

The text is in three paragraphs. The third one ends with a centred line.

Currier language: B
RZ language: Bs (page) / C (folio) / B (bifolio)
LFD hand: 2

Browse interlinear transliteration of f39r

Tentative identifications

 

Other information

This looks like the same plant as on f95r2, where the flowers have just died.

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f39v

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General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.

Illustration(s)

Plant with a large root, unnusual leaves and two composite flowers.

Text

This page has 14 text items (loci), as follows:
14 lines of standard text in paragraphs.

The text is in two paragraphs.

Currier language: B
RZ language: C (page) / C (folio) / B (bifolio)
LFD hand: 2

Browse interlinear transliteration of f39v

Tentative identifications

 

Other information

 

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Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f40r.

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f40r

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General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.
Folio nr. (40) in upper right corner.

Illustration(s)

Plant with a large tapered bud and one blue flower. The stem has a loop.

Text

This page has 11 text items (loci), as follows:
11 lines of standard text in paragraphs.

The text is in two paragraphs, just below the top of the page.

Currier language: B
RZ language: C (page) / C (folio) / C (bifolio)
LFD hand: 2

Browse interlinear transliteration of f40r

Tentative identifications

 

Other information

The loop in the stem seems to suggest that this plant can form new roots at the point where the stem touches the ground.

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f40v

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General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.
Gathering mark (5t9 with arabic-like 5) in lower right corner.

Illustration(s)

Two plants, which look the same, apart from the fact that the one on the right has an enormous flower.

Text

This page has 19 text items (loci), as follows:
19 lines of standard text in paragraphs, one of which is centred.

The text is in two rather long paragraphs. The second ends with a centred line.

Currier language: B
RZ language: B (page) / C (folio) / C (bifolio)
LFD hand: 2

Browse interlinear transliteration of f40v

Tentative identifications

 

Other information

 

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