I just realized today there's a preview. Unfortunately, I couldn't read it all. The repeated references to Sherwood's plant IDs, and further assumptions based upon those IDs, had me shaking my head and when additional references Sherwood's anagramed plant names occurred (you might remember the reference to the name "garlic" to a plant that doesn't even remotely resemble garlic), I stopped reading.
As for the Jewish reference. It had nothing to do with the rosettes page or the crossbow or the various illustrations that Diane has been blogging about. The reference to Jewish culture was based upon Skinner's observations of a possible correspondence between bathing nymphs and Jewish mikvot/mikvoth, and the piping systems that would be necessary to keep the water pure and unrecycled.
While I think the mikveh idea is entirely plausible (one that crossed my mind a number of times), I wouldn't discount other explanations for the bathing pages. My many months of research into medieval spas revealed that they were numerous and well patronized by people of diverse cultures and many had elaborate pools and aqueduct systems.
As for the Jewish reference. It had nothing to do with the rosettes page or the crossbow or the various illustrations that Diane has been blogging about. The reference to Jewish culture was based upon Skinner's observations of a possible correspondence between bathing nymphs and Jewish mikvot/mikvoth, and the piping systems that would be necessary to keep the water pure and unrecycled.
While I think the mikveh idea is entirely plausible (one that crossed my mind a number of times), I wouldn't discount other explanations for the bathing pages. My many months of research into medieval spas revealed that they were numerous and well patronized by people of diverse cultures and many had elaborate pools and aqueduct systems.
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