[split] f35v parallels "oak and ivy"

[MarcoP]

I have only seen this "helical" shape on one other image and it's not as symmetric or as obvious as the VMS.

I wondered at first if the helical shape (rather than the more common spiral twining shape) was a reference to "Hedera helix" the name of the ivy, but I looked up the etymology of the word "helix" and found it wasn't in general use in the early centuries (plus the plant was known as Hedera nigra in the 14th and 15th centuries), so it doesn't seem likely the helix shape was intended as a mnemonic.

Hi JKP,
I guess you are referring to what you wrote You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.. In the attachment, I have added the Estense ms to those compared by Ellie (above).
The text of the Estense ms seems to me identical to that of Egerton 747 posted by Koen, and "elix" is not mentioned.

"Elix" appears in Manfredus' BNL Lat 6823. It seems to me to say that "elix" was used for the species having no prominent fruits/seeds "elix vo[cant] no[n] h[aben]t[em] sem[en]".  "Edera alba" has a white seed/fruit and "edera nigra" a black or yellow one. It's all in the first few lines of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..