And in honor of MSU's 150th anniversary, a few images from fifteenth century copies of the Tacuinum sanitatis, which are housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Agriculture is beautiful!



Harvesting the gourds
La récolte des gourdes
Tacuinum Sanitatis, XVe siècle
Paris, BnF, Département des manuscrits, Latin 9333 fol. 19v




Collecting aniseed from fennel plants
La cueillette de l'aneth
Tacuinum Sanitatis, XVe siècle
Paris, BnF, Département des manuscrits, Latin 9333 fol.29




Beating down the rye (Why do they do this??)
Le battage du seigle
Tacuinum Sanitatis, XVe siècle
Paris, BnF, Département des manuscrits, Nouvelles acquisitions latines, manuscrit 1673 fol. 47




Collecting chestnuts
La collecte des châtaignes
Tacuinum Sanitatis, XVe siècle
Paris, BnF, Département des manuscrits, Latin 9333 fol. 14v
 



The Sycamore harvest
La récolte du sycomore
Tacuinum Sanitatis, XVe siècle
Paris, BnF, Département des manuscrits, Latin 9333, fol. 7


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