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Figure 10.5 Syrian (?) Codex, ninth century. A. Grape hyacinth (Muscari sp.). B. Poppy
(Papaver sp.).
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, MS gr. 2179. See Collins, M. (2000), Medieval Herbals: The Illustrative Traditions.
The British Library Studies in Medieval Culture. The British Library and University of Toronto Press, p. 84.
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