Assertion: saffron | /r/CapableOf | accord to illustrated the herball
Facets:
value: beautifully
type: MANNER
value: by john gerarde
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Saffron was once spread like hay to freshen Roman public spaces and was even prescribed as an antidote for the bubonic plague, according to the beautifully illustrated The Herball, or Generall historie of plants, by John Gerarde, published in 1597.