Boyde, 56-57, notes that Geoffrey of Vinsauf equates periphrasis, metonymy, and a species of emphasis. Type IIb represents the traditional verbal periphrasis in the European languages which has given rise to the term auxiliary. He opens his Cantico, in fact, by emulating Dante's tendency in the Comedy to record the temporal setting of his narrative by means of a mythological periphrasis.
Spanish Saffron. Spanish saffron is the most common type of saffron, and the easiest to find. Spanish saffron is typically red and yellow and is less expensive than other varieties of saffron.It has a strong color and aroma and is used in a wide range of foods.panish saffron is the most common type of saffron, and the easiest to find. Spanish saffron is typically red and yellow and is less expensive than other varieties of saffron.
Saffron also contains a dye, crocin, that gives food a rich golden colour. Saffron is a part of many foods from around the world, and is also used in medicine.The word saffron comes from the 12th century Old French word safran, which comes from the Latin word safranum.he cultivated saffron (saffron crocus C. sativus) flowers in the autumn and comes up every year, so it is known as a perennial plant. It does not grow wild, and is now a triploid form of the eastern Mediterranean plant called Crocus cartwrightianus. It is thought that C. cartwrightianus came from Crete.