Comparison with BL ms Ashmole 399

[Wladimir D]

Dissection of people was generally not permitted in the 15th century, so I wouldn't expect drawings of bodily processes to be any more explicit than this.

Since the 10th century there was a religious sect Stercoraniftes, which made vivisection of people who were sentenced to death. The sect was defeated by the Inquisition, but the secret followers of this cult were able to keep the written works encrypted.

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