11-01-2017, 06:28 AM
(11-01-2017, 03:48 AM)Diane wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view....
Another unthinking assumption is that any pictures of plants must constitute a herbal. For all anyone knows, the pictures may be patterns for ... a craftsman's collection of patterns to be used in metalwork, tapestry, embroidery, silk fabric, mosaic, china-painting or woodwork.
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This statement relates directly to one of my areas of expertise. After studying the VMS for nine years, with most of that time devoted to the plants and the text, I can say with a high degree of confidence that this is not a set of patterns for craftsmen.