(a)(b)Figure 11.5 Early examples of Naturalism in manuscript herbals. A. Tractatus de Herbis, early
fourteenth century (left) Silfu (unidentified); (right) Sanbaco (Jasminum officinale, L., Jasmine) MS.
B. Grape vine (Vitis vinifera) Herbolario Vulgare (1390– 1400), MS; C. Corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas),
Liber de Simplicibus (1 4 19).
A is from Egerton 747, fol. 98. B is from Egerton 2020 (27v– 28r). C is from Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana,
Venice, Cod. Lat. VI 59.