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[Erba Aridian. Erba aridian minore].
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Title: [Erba Aridian. Erba aridian minore].
Subjects: Cruciferae
Liliaceae
Plants, Medicinal
Herbs
Flowers
Bulbs (Botany)

Content Description: Two plants: Plant, center, "Aridian" resembles (family Cruciferae) "Raphanus sativus," Garden Radish, straight, radiating stems with branches (i.e., compound leaves), green with red and white flowers, rounded reddish bulblike base and curled roots. Plant, bottom, "Aridian minore," resembling (family Liliaceae) Allium sp., Onion or Hemerocallis sp., Daylily, bears radiating leaves with pronounced petioles, green with red flowers and reddish bulblike base and roots. Adjacent text: Italian herbal.
Notes: Italy, ca. 1500. Text beginning to left of first image: ...Vale acoloro chesono per neure lebbrosi.
Medium: 2 picture on paper: col.
Location: University of Vermont. Library. MS 2. [Italian herbal]. [ca. 1500] -- MS 2 fol. 9.
Place of publication: Italy, ca. 1500
Published in: Salvatore de Ricci, Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada, Vol. II, p. 2168

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