What Charlemagne’s Scribes Didn’t Write Down: Muscari neglectum and the Silence of the Capitulaire
Key Takeaways The Argument The Capitulaire de Villis is a cultivation directive, not a botanical encyclopedia. Absence from the list signals a plant was too ubiquitous to require instruction — not that it was unknown or unvalued. The Historical Logic The Botanical Connection What Modern Science Confirms The Folk Tradition (Pre-Science) Consistent cross-cultural use across…