Orchard horticulture. 15th-century manuscript artwork of the manuscript's author (centre) talking to a man with a spade in an orchard. Artwork from th

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Orchard horticulture. 15th-century manuscript artwork of the manuscript's author (centre) talking to a man with a spade in an orchard. Artwork from the French translation of 'Commoda Ruralia' (1471) by Petrus de Crescentius. This work covered agricultural topics such as farming and horticulture. This translation was produced in Bruges at some point in the period from 1473 to 1483.

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Photo credit: © BRITISH LIBRARY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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