08.02.27: Level 4; literature; Mediaeval; Tacuinum Sānitātis (1)

First published in Baghdad in the 11^th century The Taqwīm aṣ‑Ṣiḥḥa is an Arabic medical work of which there are Latin versions entitled Tacuinum Sānitātis from the 14^th and 15^th centuries. It is primarily a health handbook, is stunningly illustrated and includes most of the vocabulary presented in the previous post:

https://adckl.blogspot.com/2025/04/150725-topic-fruits-of-earth-1-comenius.html

I have added a few which are appropriate to the topic:

apium, -ī [2/n]: celery; can refer to several species including types of parsley

asparagus, -ī [2/m]: asparagus; also found in the Mediaeval texts as sparagus

bēta, -ae [1/f]: beet

mēlongēna, -ae [1/f] (Mediaeval): aubergine; variants: melongiana, molongenia

porrus, -ī [2/m], porrum, -ī [2/n]: leek

spinachia, -ae [1/f]: spinach (rare, and with variant spelling)

tūber, -is [3/n]: truffle

• bōlētus, -ī [2/m]: type of edible mushroom; bōlētus edūlis: edible mushroom
• fungus, -ī [2/m]: mushroom

Note: some of the images have their original titles which show the Mediaeval spelling shift from /ae/ > /e/; all the Latin nouns have plural forms although a couple of English versions are uncountable:

cēpe = cēpae = onions; lactūce = lactūcae = lettuce(s); pastināce = pastinācae = carrots, parsnips; rāpe = rāpae = turnips; spinachie = spinachiae = spinach(es)