Making and Knowing
A minimal edition of BnF Ms Fr 640 in English Translation

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Linseed

If one wants to have it strong and very fine, one has to gather it before the seed is completely ripe. Because if you wait for the seed to be completely ripe, the base is so dried by the sun that it is brittle and hard.It is true that like this, the seed reduces by a third.