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Sloane 1975
f. 48
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| Description: |
Illuminated miniature of Carrying Adderwort or snakeweed (Basilica) (polygonum bistorta)with animal heads, which the text advises protected from several kinds of snakes, and the roots of which sometimes assume the form of a bear's paw, also shown. One of the presumed virtues of this herb is the protection against all manner of evil serpents. |
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England, N.? or France, N.? |
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