The Voynich Ninja

While looking into medieval "stock images" (model books / Musterbücher) for dragon depictions, I found these images in the Reiner Musterbuch (ÖNB Cod. 507, c. 1208–1213):

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The foliate tail, the delineation line along the wing, ears, biting posture, 3 toes.. I just want to leave this here for comparison to other depictions that were posted in this forum.

The Musterbuch was already discussed here regarding the celestial faces: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.

I also want to draw your attention to the "scorpio templates" 
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Some pages are just crawling with dragons.. a bit like Where's-Wally

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Not much relevant, but this blog post gives a nice rundown of the evolution of the concept of 'dragon' from ancient to modern times: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.

(the blog itself is from a student of ancient history, and is full of interesting facts and analysis)

(16-07-2026, 10:32 PM)Mauro Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Not much relevant, but this blog post gives a nice rundown of the evolution of the concept of 'dragon' from ancient to modern times: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.

(the blog itself is from a student of ancient history, and is full of interesting facts and analysis)

Thanks a lot! I am always looking for dragon depictions similar to f25v.. the blog mentiions the illustration in Verona MS 1853, on folio 26 recto, dated c. 1270 CE.
This dragon is very interesting and shares a lot of similarities, but also some differences to f25v.. no foliated tail, large claws and no visible "delineation line" on the wing. Also, the biting into things could be relevant.

The dragons from the Reiner Musterbuch are a bit closer in my opinion.. here are examples of the inhabited initials in the manuscript:
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