(27-06-2017, 06:34 PM)Koen Gh. wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.There are three (?) crosses in the manuscript. Two are placed on top of crowns, symbols of monarchy. The third, on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. , is held aloft by a naked woman.
I would like to add that crosses also appear in the two central Latin-alphabet lines of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
The similarity of this paragraph with Christian-magic incantations/prayers has often been discussed (e.g. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.). These incantations typically add a thin Christian layer on magic rituals that likely originated in the pre-Christian era.
An example can be read here:
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Of course, there are several big uncertainties: we cannot understand the Latin-alphabet text, the last page might be unrelated with the rest of the ms, etc. Still I think these crosses are worth mentioning in this context.