[split] f35v parallels "oak and ivy"
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Hi all,
As I was reading about medieval medical literature I stumbled upon a page about John of Arderne, and a remark made on
You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. which I found interesting and relevant to this debate, so am copying it here:
"The text in this section is discussing the properties of dragancia (arum dracunculae) and ivy (hedera); the illustration depicts ivy twined around the distinctive stalk of the dragancia, resulting in the creation of a hybrid plant."

I looked around and in fact, depending on the versions of Arderne's work, the same combo of two plants can appear rather different and sometimes completely fused together, really giving the impression of a hybrid:

I wonder if, in the Voynich, some of the plants might be the result of this type of illustrative practice (a single illustration combining two plants mentioned in the adjoining text paragraphs), rather than depicting grafted plants or other explanations?

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[split] f35v parallels "oak and ivy" - by VViews - 10-02-2016, 05:01 PM

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