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Description

Quire 6 is a standard quire containing folios 41 through 48. The gathering mark is on f48v.

Schematic folio layout:
quire schema

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Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f41r.

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f41r

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General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.
The page has several stains.
Folio nr. (41) in upper right corner.

Illustration(s)

Plant drawing with many leaves that have been painted quite summarily in light green. Barely visible unpainted flower near the top.

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, one near the top and one near the bottom, avoiding the root.

Currier language: B
RZ language: Bs+ (page) / B+ (folio) / B (bifolio)
LFD hand: 5

Browse interlinear transliteration of f41r

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f41v

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General description

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

Illustration(s)

Plant drawing with bright brown roots, frilled fingered leaves and seeds at the top.

Text

This page has 8 text items (loci), as follows:
7 lines of standard text in paragraphs;
1 plant label.

There are 7 lines of writing in a single paragraph, near the bottom of the page.

There is a single and separate word (label?) just above the start of the text.

Currier language: B
RZ language: B (page) / B+ (folio) / B (bifolio)
LFD hand: 5

Browse interlinear transliteration of f41v

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Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f42r.

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f42r

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General description

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Folio nr. (42) in upper right corner, written over (or under) the largest leaf.

Illustration(s)

Two plants, both consisting of leaves only on slim stems. The larger one has an accurately painted green leaf. The smaller has three small bright brown leaves.

Text

This page has 23 text items (loci), as follows:
23 lines of standard text in paragraphs, of which 1 is centred and 2 are right-justified.

There are 23 lines of text in three paragraphs. The characters are large and the text fills almost all of the page. the first paragraph ends with a centred line, the other two with a right-justified 'signature' or 'title'.

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

Browse interlinear transliteration of f42r

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f42v

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General description

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

Illustration(s)

A plant with narrow roots, a thin vertical stem, a handful of green leaves in the middle and a faint flower at the top.

Text

This page has 16 text items (loci), as follows:
15 lines of standard text in paragraphs;
1 right justified word at the end of the last line ('title').

There are 15 lines of text in two paragraphs. The initial character has been drawn with many ornamental loops with dots in them. The second paragraph ends with a 'signature' or 'title'.

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

Browse interlinear transliteration of f42v

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Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f43r.

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f43r

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General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.
Folio nr. (43) in upper right corner.

Illustration(s)

Long row of plants with a forest of roots. Many small leaves alternating white and green and several small flowers.

Text

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

There are 14 lines of text in three paragraphs, all at the top of the page.

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

Browse interlinear transliteration of f43r

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There are many thin scratches in all directions among the roots, that appear to be in similar ink as the drawing outlines.

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f43v

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General description

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Illustration(s)

There are two different plants drawn side by side. The left one has a single stem and a snake-like root. The right one has a large bushy root system, several stems and leaves like crescents.

Text

This page has 16 text items (loci), as follows:
16 lines of standard text in paragraphs;

There are 16 lines of text in three paragraphs, at the top of the page.

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

Browse interlinear transliteration of f43v

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The right-hand plant could perhaps be a lunaria, and somewhat resembles a plant drawn in one of the copies of the "Buch der heiligen Dreifaltigkeit" (Wellcome MS)
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Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f44r.

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f44r

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General description

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Folio nr. (44) in upper right

Illustration(s)

Plant with thick stem, ascending leaves with appendages, and a small flower, not unlike f1v. Root has thick hairs or thorns.

This plant shows some similarity with plant fragment #95 on f99v.

Text

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

There are 11 lines of text in tree paragraphs. Two are at the top of the page and one near bottom. 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 f44r

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f44v

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General description

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

Illustration(s)

Plant with tall root, unusual leaves and two flower buds with red stripes.

Text

This page has 13 text items (loci), as follows:
13 lines of standard text in paragraphs;

There are 13 lines of text in three paragraphs, in very neat writing at the top of the page.

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

Browse interlinear transliteration of f44v

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Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f45r.

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f45r

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General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.
Folio nr. (45) in upper right corner.

Illustration(s)

Conspicuous root. Three basically identical plants with small triangular leaves in two colours and tiny blue flowers.

Text

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

There are 11 lines of text in three pargraphs, in clear writing.

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

Browse interlinear transliteration of f45r

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f45v

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General description

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

Illustration(s)

Large and conspicuous root, carefully painted. Three stems with small leaves and small blue flowers.

Text

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

There are 11 lines of text in two or three pargraphs (most probably two), in clear writing, carefully avoiding the plant drawing.

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

Browse interlinear transliteration of f45v

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Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f46r.

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f46r

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General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.
Folio nr. (46) in upper right corner.

Illustration(s)

Patch of earth with many roots below and three stems with pairs of flower buds, and leaves that are all to the right of the stems.

Text

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

There are 15 lines of text in four paragraphs in tiny writing, all above the plant drawings.

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

Browse interlinear transliteration of f46r

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f46v

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General description

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

Illustration(s)

Root shapped like a heraldic eagle. Four large green leaves, and an array of flower along a spiralling stem.

Text

This page has 13 text items (loci), as follows:
12 lines of standard text in paragraphs, of which 5 are indented to the right;
1 right-justified word at the end of one line ('title').

There are 12 lines of text in what looks like a single pararaph, but the last six lines are indented to the right, as if the text was written before the drawing.

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

Browse interlinear transliteration of f46v

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Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f47r.

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f47r

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General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.
Folio nr. (47) in upper right corner.

Illustration(s)

Plant with thin stem and two large leaves or groups of leaves.

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, in large writing.

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

Browse interlinear transliteration of f47r

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There are some imprints of f46v, mostly above the second paragraph of text.

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f47v

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General description

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

Illustration(s)

Plant drawing. Plain roots, large leaves that have been painted rather accurately, and three small ble flowers.

This appears to be the same plant as shown in fragment 205 on f102r2.

Text

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

There are 14 lines of text in two paragraphs, one at the top of the page and one near the bottom, just above the roots. Both carefully avoid the drawing.

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

Browse interlinear transliteration of f47v

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Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f48r.

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f48r

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General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.
Folio nr. (48) in upper right corner.

Illustration(s)

Plant drawing, with only the leaves painted green. Looks unfinished.

This appears to be the same plant as shown in fragment 61 on f89v2.

Text

This page has 9 text items (loci), as follows:
9 lines of standard text in paragraphs, of which 1 is centred and 1 is right-justified;

There are 9 lines of text in a single paragraph, above the plant drawing.

Currier language: B
RZ language: Bs (page) / B (folio) / B (bifolio)
LFD hand: 5

Browse interlinear transliteration of f48r

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f48v

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General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.
Gathering nr. (6t9) in lower right corner.

Illustration(s)

Two of the same plants crossing at the root. Leaves painted green, and flowers blue and yellow.

This appears to be the same plant as shown in fragment 54 on f89v2.

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, near the top of the page, carefully avoiding the drawing.

Currier language: B
RZ language: B- (page) / B (folio) / B (bifolio)
LFD hand: 5

Browse interlinear transliteration of f48v

Tentative identifications

 

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