The Voynich Ninja

I was going to respond to Koen's barrrel image on the "rings" thread but realized this probably needs its own thread...



Diogenes is traditionally shown in a barrel, sometimes upright:


Morgan MS M.126 (England, c. 1470 but notice that the text and illustrations are in the French/Flanders style)


Or sometimes on its side, like a cave. These two, in which the barrel is sideways are from French manuscripts:








Alexander in a glass barrel (medieval submarine):



British Library Royal MS 20 B (France, c. 1420)


Bathing barrels (there are many of these, and they are always upright, so I'll post just one):



Morgan MS M.312 Book of Hours, use of Rouen, c. 1470s

Barrels for food and tools:




There are also many barrels associated with milking cows and goats, distillation and fermentation, and they are pretty much always upright, so I'll post just one:



The ones that are most consistently sideways are Alexander's barrel and Diogenes's barrrel.