Herbals: 15th cent.

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Herbal with 204 illustrations in colour of medicinal plants, etc., with short descriptions of their virtues in Italian, a few in verse. Written in a neat humanistic hand. On fol. 32v is an illustration of a patient in bed to whom a nurse is bringing a large bowl of 'polte de orzo' (barley-broth?); and on fol. 95 is an illustration of two women preparing 'formentini', one of whom appears to be rolling pastry, or possibly making a poultice. The text seems to be original, though clearly derived from standard mediaeval works on the virtues, qualities and uses of medicinal herbs. Signature of 'Federico Patella MS. no. 94' on the first leaf.

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