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![In the outer margin are two bowls of two salted fish, one bowl resting on a latticed stand [top]; Also in the outer margin are fourteen bugs, fisfis [center]; Millipedes, al-kharâtîn. Kharâtîn actually means carthworm ... [bottom], fol. 76v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvaW4tdGhlLW91dGVyLW1hcmdpbi1hcmUtdHdvLWJvd2xzLW9mLXR3by1zYWx0ZWQtZmlzaC1vbmUtYm93bC1yZXN0aW5nLW9uLWEtMjg4YTBkLTEwMjQuanBn/320/494/jpg "In the outer margin are two bowls of two salted fish, one bowl resting on a latticed stand [top]; Also in the outer margin are fourteen bugs, fisfis [center]; Millipedes, al-kharâtîn. Kharâtîn actually means carthworm ... [bottom], fol. 76v")
![The stepped on serpent [cont.]; The thirsty dove.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE0ODAvMTIvMzEvdGhlLXN0ZXBwZWQtb24tc2VycGVudC1jb250LXRoZS10aGlyc3R5LWRvdmUtOGYwZTZjLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/70/webp "The stepped on serpent [cont.]; The thirsty dove.")
![Black potherb (Smyrnium olusatrum?), smûrnîyûn [n.p.], fol. 145](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvYmxhY2stcG90aGVyYi1zbXlybml1bS1vbHVzYXRydW0tc211cm5peXVuLW5wLWZvbC0xNDUtZWYxYjJiLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "Black potherb (Smyrnium olusatrum?), smûrnîyûn [n.p.], fol. 145")
![Deadly Carrot (Thapsia garganica), thâqsiyâ [!], fol. 228v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvZGVhZGx5LWNhcnJvdC10aGFwc2lhLWdhcmdhbmljYS10aGFxc2l5YS1mb2wtMjI4di1lMzJkNzgtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/61/webp "Deadly Carrot (Thapsia garganica), thâqsiyâ [!], fol. 228v")
![Spelt (Triticum spelta), al-ka'îb [!], fol. 93 manuscript](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvc3BlbHQtdHJpdGljdW0tc3BlbHRhLWFsLWthaWItZm9sLTkzLTU4Y2Q3MS02NDAuanBn/40/61/webp "Spelt (Triticum spelta), al-ka'îb [!], fol. 93 manuscript")
![Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum), sfârtiyyûn [!n.p.], fol. 229v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvc3BhbmlzaC1icm9vbS1zcGFydGl1bS1qdW5jZXVtLXNmYXJ0aXl5dW4tbnAtZm9sLTIyOXYtNzJhMjM2LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/61/webp "Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum), sfârtiyyûn [!n.p.], fol. 229v")
![Cabbage", kurunb, called "sea cabbage". Two varieties are shown [center]; Unnamed plant [bottom]; Beet root (Beta vulgaris), al-silq [bottom margin], fol. 101v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvY2FiYmFnZS1rdXJ1bmItY2FsbGVkLXNlYS1jYWJiYWdlLXR3by12YXJpZXRpZXMtYXJlLXNob3duLWNlbnRlci11bm5hbWVkLXBsYW50LWQ2Y2VlNi02NDAuanBn/40/62/webp "Cabbage\", kurunb, called \"sea cabbage\". Two varieties are shown [center]; Unnamed plant [bottom]; Beet root (Beta vulgaris), al-silq [bottom margin], fol. 101v")
![Crabs (Thelphusa species), saratânât. The one above is native to rivers, the one below to the sea [top]; Scorpion (Skorpios chersaios), aqrab [middle]; Saltwater fish, al-samakah al-bahrîyah [!]. Two varieties are shown [bottom], fol. 72v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvY3JhYnMtdGhlbHBodXNhLXNwZWNpZXMtc2FyYXRhbmF0LXRoZS1vbmUtYWJvdmUtaXMtbmF0aXZlLXRvLXJpdmVycy10aGUtb25lLTViYzgxZC02NDAuanBn/40/61/webp "Crabs (Thelphusa species), saratânât. The one above is native to rivers, the one below to the sea [top]; Scorpion (Skorpios chersaios), aqrab [middle]; Saltwater fish, al-samakah al-bahrîyah [!]. Two varieties are shown [bottom], fol. 72v")
![The molted skin of a snake, salkh al-hayyah [top]; The sea hare (Genus Syphonota), arnab bahrî. The sea hare is said to resemble a cuttlefish but is represented as a rabbitlike creature...[middle]; Hare (Lepus timidus; L. capensis), arnab barrî [bottom], fol. 73v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvdGhlLW1vbHRlZC1za2luLW9mLWEtc25ha2Utc2Fsa2gtYWwtaGF5eWFoLXRvcC10aGUtc2VhLWhhcmUtZ2VudXMtc3lwaG9ub3RhLWM5ZDU4ZC02NDAuanBn/40/61/webp "The molted skin of a snake, salkh al-hayyah [top]; The sea hare (Genus Syphonota), arnab bahrî. The sea hare is said to resemble a cuttlefish but is represented as a rabbitlike creature...[middle]; Hare (Lepus timidus; L. capensis), arnab barrî [bottom], fol. 73v")
![Goosegrass, lady's bedstraw (Galium verum; Galium aparine), affârînî [top]; Alyssum (Fibigia clypeata), âlûssûn. Two varieties are shown [bottom], fol. 154](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvZ29vc2VncmFzcy1sYWR5cy1iZWRzdHJhdy1nYWxpdW0tdmVydW0tZ2FsaXVtLWFwYXJpbmUtYWZmYXJpbmktdG9wLWFseXNzdW0tYTg1NTI0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "Goosegrass, lady's bedstraw (Galium verum; Galium aparine), affârînî [top]; Alyssum (Fibigia clypeata), âlûssûn. Two varieties are shown [bottom], fol. 154")
![Egyptian bean (Nymphaea lotus), bâqillâ misrî. The illustration is labeled al-baqillâ al-hindi, Indian bean [top]; Lentil (lens culinaris, also called Lens esculentus), al-'adas [bottom], fol. 97](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvZWd5cHRpYW4tYmVhbi1ueW1waGFlYS1sb3R1cy1iYXFpbGxhLW1pc3JpLXRoZS1pbGx1c3RyYXRpb24taXMtbGFiZWxlZC1hbC1iYXFpbGxhLTYwMzdhMy02NDAuanBn/40/61/webp "Egyptian bean (Nymphaea lotus), bâqillâ misrî. The illustration is labeled al-baqillâ al-hindi, Indian bean [top]; Lentil (lens culinaris, also called Lens esculentus), al-'adas [bottom], fol. 97")
