Notes
Irundo (swallow)
230. Irundo (swallow)
Fol. 52va2: column miniature
van Maerlant, Jacob (1230/1235-c.1291), Der Naturen Bloeme. Flanders or Utrech: c. 1350. 76 E 4, fol. 52va2. Nationale bibliotheek van Nederland
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Fragment 490700
at the first coming of the
Original French: à la nouuelle venue des
Modern French: à la nouvelle venue des
Pantagruelion
Fragment 490696
Notes
Sowing hemp
Its seed when ripe is stripped off after the autumn equinox and dried in the sun or wind or by the smoke of a fire. The hemp plant itself is plucked after the vintage, and peeling and cleaning it is a task done by candle light.
Pliny the Elder [23–79 AD]
The Natural History. Volume 5: Books 17–19
19.56
Harris Rackham [1868–1944], translator
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1950
Loeb Classical Library
The Natural History. Volume 5: Books 17–19
19.56
Harris Rackham [1868–1944], translator
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1950
Loeb Classical Library
Fragment 490690
Fragment 490680
has a leaf larger, less rough than the male,
Original French: ha la feuille plus large, moins dure que le maſle,
Modern French: ha la feuille plus large, moins dure que le masle,
Fragment 490674
and as in others similar,
Original French: & comme eſt des aultres ſemblables,
Modern French: & comme est des aultres semblables,
Fragment 490668
Fragment 490661
which abounds in little flowers, whitish, useless ,
Original French: qui foiſonne en petites fleurs, blanchaſtres, inutiles:
Modern French: qui foisonne en petites fleurs, blanchastres, inutiles: