General

For an explanation of the material found on this page, see here.

Description

Quire 15 contains folios 87 through 90. This quire has a mixture of herbal and pharmaceutical illustrations. Folios 89 and 90 are foldout folios. The gathering mark is on f90v1.

Schematic folio layout:

Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f87r.

>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library)

>>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager)

General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.
It has the folio nr (87) in the upper right corner.

Illustration(s)

There is a plant drawing filling the entire height of the righ-hand part of the page. It has brown roots, two groups of upright leaves above each other, and three flowers partially painted blue.

Herbal drawing characterisation (Gheuens/Rapaport):
α: stem-root line
α: flower(s) seen from the side
α: typical α calyx shape
α: two or more leaf clusters/clumps

Text

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

The text in two paragraphs. All lines end at the plant drawing.

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

Browse interlinear transliteration of f87r

Tentative identifications

Other information

>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library)

>>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager)

General description

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

Illustration(s)

There are two plant drawings, together filling most of the page. The smaller one on the left partially copies the plant on the other side of the page, but only has a small white flower. The larger one on the right has green leaves and two bushels of flower buds partiall painted red.

Herbal drawing characterisation (Gheuens/Rapaport):
α: stem-root line
α: veined leaves

Text

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

The text is in two paragraphs, one at the top of the page and one near the bottom. Both are surrounding and carefully avoiding the plant drawings.

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

Browse interlinear transliteration of f87v

Tentative identifications

ThP: left: primula (dianthus); right: tansy, wegrain (tanacetum fulgare), schafgarbe (achilleia millefolium).

Other information

Normal folio. The folio nr. is on f88r.

>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library)

>>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager)

General description

This is a so-called pharmaceutical page. For general information about pharmaceutical pages see here.
It has the folio nr (88) in the upper right corner.

Illustration(s)

Three ornate containers and four rows of miniature plants with roots and leaves (12 in total).

The fragments of herbs, plants and/or roots have been numbered for (cross-)reference:

f88r, row 1

f88r, row 2

f88r, row 3

f88r, row 4

Fragment 11 shows some similarity with the plant on f90r2.

Text

This page has 31 text items (loci), as follows:
16 lines of standard text in paragraphs;
3 container labels;
12 labels of plant fragments.

The text is in three paragraphs, between the rows of plant fragments.

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

Browse interlinear transliteration of f88r

Tentative identifications

Other information

Item 8: Th.Petersen observes that this is similar to the plant illustation on f15v.

>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library), showing pages 88v, 89r1 and 89r2 from left to right.

>>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager), showing pages 88v, 89r1 and 89r2 from left to right.

General description

This is a so-called pharmaceutical page. For general information about pharmaceutical pages see here.

Illustration(s)

Three ornate containers and three rows of miniature plants with roots and leaves (10 in total).

The fragments of herbs, plants and/or roots have been numbered for (cross-)reference:

f88v, row 1

f88v, row 2

f88v, row 3

Fragment 22 shows some similarity with the plant on f94v.

Text

This page has 30 text items (loci), as follows:
17 lines of standard text in paragraphs;
3 container labels;
10 labels of plant fragments.

The text is in three paragraphs, one below the top row of plant fragments and two between the bottom two rows.

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

Browse interlinear transliteration of f88v

Tentative identifications

Other information

Foldout folio. The folio nr. is on f89v2.

>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library), showing pages 88v, 89r1 and 89r2 from left to right.

>>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager), showing pages 88v, 89r1 and 89r2 from left to right.

General description

This is a so-called pharmaceutical page. For general information about pharmaceutical pages see here.

Illustration(s)

Three ornate containers and three rows of miniature plants with roots and leaves (10 in total).

The fragments of herbs, plants and/or roots have been numbered for (cross-)reference:

f89r1, row 1

f89r1, row 2

f89r1, row 3

Fragment 25 shows some similarity with the plant on f57r.
Fragment 28 shows some similarity with the plant on f30r.
Fragment 31 shows some similarity with the plant on f33r.

Text

This page has 27 text items (loci), as follows:
14 lines of standard text in paragraphs;
3 container labels;
10 labels of plant fragments.

The text is in three paragraphs, one below the top row of plant fragments and two between the bottom rows.

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

Browse interlinear transliteration of f89r1

Tentative identifications

Fragment 30: Th.Petersen suggests this could be a 'Distel'.

Other information

Item 26: Th.Petersen observes that this is similar to the illustation on f43v (To Be Checked).

>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library), showing pages 88v, 89r1 and 89r2 from left to right.

>>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager), showing pages 88v, 89r1 and 89r2 from left to right.

General description

This is a so-called pharmaceutical page. For general information about pharmaceutical pages see here.
This page is wider than usual and has a vertical fold running through the middle.
There is a horizontal tear in the middle of the page, which was stitched, but the thread has disappeared.

Illustration(s)

The illustrations include four ornate containers and four rows of miniature plants with roots and leaves (16 in total).

The fragments of herbs, plants and/or roots have been numbered for (cross-)reference:

f89r2, row 1

f89r2, row 2

f89r2, row 3

f89r2, row 4

Fragment 35 shows some similarity with the plant on f35v.

Text

This page has 34 text items (loci), as follows:
14 lines of standard text in paragraphs;
5 container labels;
15 labels of plant fragments.

The text is in three paragraphs, each located between two rows of plant fragments.

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

Browse interlinear transliteration of f89r2

Tentative identifications

Other information

Th.Petersen made a mistake in the numbering, and nr. 39 does not exist.

Item 31: Th.Petersen observes that this is similar to the illustation on f33r.

Item 40: Th.Petersen observes that this is similar to the illustation on f87v.

All of this to be double-checked.

>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library)

>>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager)

General description

This is a so-called pharmaceutical page. For general information about pharmaceutical pages see here.
This page is wider than usual and has a vertical fold running through the middle.
There is a horizontal tear in the middle of the page, which was stitched, but the thread has disappeared.
It has the folio nr (89) in the upper right corner.

Illustration(s)

Three ornate containers and three rows of miniature plants with roots and leaves (12 in total).

The fragments of herbs, plants and/or roots have been numbered for (cross-)reference:

f89v2, row 1

f89v2, row 2

f89v2, row 3

Fragment 50 shows some similarity with the plant on f10v.
Fragment 54 appears to be the same plant as on f48v.
Fragment 56 shows some similarity with the plant on f24r.
Fragment 61 appears to be the same plant as on f48r.

Text

This page has 27 text items (loci), as follows:
12 lines of standard text in paragraphs;
3 container labels;
12 labels of plant fragments.

Thw text is in three paragraphs. The first is below the top row of plant fraggments and the other two are between the bottom two rows.

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

Browse interlinear transliteration of f89v2

Tentative identifications

Other information

Item 52: Th.Petersen observes that this is similar to the illustation on f40v.

For a long time, item #59 was considered to consist of two words above each other but in May 2025 it was identified that the bottom word does not exist. It is a word on the recto side of the folio that is shining through.

>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library), showing pages 89v1, 90r1 and 90r2 from left to right.

>>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager), showing pages 89v1, 90r1 and 90r2 from left to right.

General description

This is a so-called pharmaceutical page. For general information about pharmaceutical pages see here.

Illustration(s)

Two ornate containers and two rows of miniature plants with roots and leaves (6 in total).

The fragments of herbs, plants and/or roots have been numbered for (cross-)reference:

f89v1, row 1

f89v1, row 2

Text

This page has 24 text items (loci), as follows:
16 lines of standard text in paragraphs;
2 container labels;
6 labels of plant fragments.

The text is in two paragraphs, together in the middle of the page.

There are 8 labels in total.

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

Browse interlinear transliteration of f89v1

Tentative identifications

Other information

Foldout folio. The folio nr. is on f90v2.

>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library), showing pages 89v1, 90r1 and 90r2 from left to right.

>>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager), showing pages 89v1, 90r1 and 90r2 from left to right.

General description

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

Illustration(s)

A large plant drawing filling most of the page. The large root system has been painted only summarily. Three green leaves with appendages, and two very large bulbs painted blue.

Herbal drawing characterisation (Gheuens/Rapaport):
α: stem-root line
α: flat-topped root

Text

This page has 9 text items (loci), as follows:
9 lines of standard text in paragraphs, one of which is right-justified.

The text is in a single paragraph, at the top of the page. All lines end at the plant drawing.

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

Browse interlinear transliteration of f90r1

Tentative identifications

ELV: papaver. ThP: poppy (Holm), papaver somniferum.

Other information

The bulbs are very similar to those on f3v.

>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library), showing pages 89v1, 90r1 and 90r2 from left to right.

>>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager), showing pages 89v1, 90r1 and 90r2 from left to right.

General description

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

Illustration(s)

A very large plant drawing filling most of the page. A complicated root system painted light brown, with bulbs and rejoining branches. The branches of the plant start from a bulb with rows of dots. There are many small green leaves, and six green flower bulbs on a single stalk.

This plant shows some similarity with plant fragment #11 on f88r.

Herbal drawing characterisation (Gheuens/Rapaport):
α: stem-root line
α: flat-topped root
α: unnatural connections

Text

This page has 6 text items (loci), as follows:
6 lines of standard text in paragraphs.

The text is in a single paragraph in the middle of the page. The first five lines are cut by the plant drawing.

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

Browse interlinear transliteration of f90r2

Tentative identifications

ThP: wermuth, absinthium, artemisium.

Other information

>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library)

>>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager)

General description

This is a herbal page. For general information about herbal pages see here.
It has the folio nr (90) in the upper right corner.

Illustration(s)

A large, simple and realistic looking plant drawing. Brown roots, very many tiny green leaves and three open flowers.

This plant shows some similarity with plant fragment #136 on f100v.

Herbal drawing characterisation (Gheuens/Rapaport):
α: stem-root line
α: flower(s) seen from the side

Text

This page has 8 text items (loci), as follows:
8 lines of standard text in paragraphs.

The text is in two paragraphs, located near the bottom of the page. All lines are cut by the plant drawing.

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

Browse interlinear transliteration of f90v2

Tentative identifications

ThP: Xeranthium? leaves of osmunda regalis.

Other information

>>Link to 2014 scan (Beinecke digital library)

>>Link to 2004 scan (Jason Davies Voyager)

General description

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

Illustration(s)

A very large plant drawing filling most of the page. The roots are drawn like an animal with claws. There are three branches with triangular leaves, and the central one again splits into three with a cross-shaped flower at the end of each. The flowers and the end of the stems are painted blue.

Herbal drawing characterisation (Gheuens/Rapaport):
α: stem-root line

Text

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

The text is in two paragraphs, one near the top of the page and one near the bottom. Both are cut by the drawing.

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

Browse interlinear transliteration of f90v1

Tentative identifications

ThP: not löwenklau? spondylium?

Other information