The Voynich Ninja

A plough is also not a good option. You don't cultivate medicinal herbs with a plough.

(08-01-2020, 03:46 PM)Anton Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.A plough is also not a good option. You don't cultivate medicinal herbs with a plough.

A few of them are cultivated, but you are right, those that were cultivated were in the minority and, in general, most would not be associated with a plough.

The majority of those used in the Middle Ages were wild plants that were gathered. Quite a few were field plants (poppy, crocus, hyacinth, centaurea, thistle, teasel, dandelion, and many others), but there were also many that had to be hunted in less accessible places like rocky cliffs and swampy areas.

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Maybe it's not.

But there's no reason to take an oxen' heel "Joch" into the bathroom, but it's still there.

Möglich das es nicht so ist.

Aber es gibt auch keinen Grund ein Ochsengeschirr "Joch" mit ins Bad zu nehmen, aber trotzdem ist es da.

Oxen heel? What's that? Shoulder-yoke? The way she's gonna handle it with her right hand suggests she may be using it to improve posture.

I've always thought this was a he.

I don't know about a shoulder yoke. It seems to be firmly staked into the river on both sides, providing support for the "log" so that it doesn't move backward when one leans against it.

Here's one kind of shoulder yoke:



BNF NAL 1673

Those aren't nails, they're rein holders..
So that the reins stay in the middle and don't slip sideways.

Das sind keine Nägel, dass sind Zügelhalter.
Damit die Zügel in der Mitte bleiben und nicht seitlich abrutschen.

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Well, let's stay on topic nonetheless, please feel free to open a new thread on this device!

Back on the subject of goat's milk, was this common in central / eastern Europe?

Spanish medical manuscripts are full of the stuff, but that's because Spain has always been full of goats (that's why it's a desert nowadays). Were goat herds common in German speaking areas at the time? Or did they just have sheep and cattle?

I guess they were pretty common, here's one Swiss coat of arms:

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... and "pox leber" would not get widespread were there no goats