Leonardo da Vinci

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Botanical studies

Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci 1452-Amboise 1519)

Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum), wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa) and sun spurge (Euphorbia helioscopia)

Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci 1452-Amboise 1519)

Recto: A branched bur-reed (Sparganium erectum). Verso: A lesser reed-mace (Typha angustifolia)

Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci 1452-Amboise 1519)

Oak (Quercus robur) and dyer's greenweed (Genista tinctoria)

Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci 1452-Amboise 1519)

A sprig of guelder rose (Viburnum opulus) with berries

Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci 1452-Amboise 1519)

A branch of blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)

Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci 1452-Amboise 1519)

A branch of blackberry, and a stem of bird's-foot trefoil

Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci 1452-Amboise 1519)

Job's tears (Coix lachryma-jobi)

Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci 1452-Amboise 1519)

The seed-heads of two rushes (Scirpus lacustris and Cyperus sp.), with notes

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