Pellitory (also known as pyrethrum) or chervil

Type Subject
Date 1390-1400

Artist

Attributed to the circle of Giovannino de' Grassi

Media

Manuscript Illumination

Location

Rome, Biblioteca Casanatense, MS 4182, LII

Notes

Of the two plants, chervil appears to be the more likely identification, as the flowers depicted in the manuscript more closely resemble those of chervil.

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